Sheol

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Sheol (pronounced SHEE - ole) is the term in the Old Testament for Hell. Sheol is the from the Hebrew term transliterated as "seol". Proverbs and Isaiah compare Sheol to a destructive beast that consumes the wicked without being satisfied. See Proverbs 1:12 and 27:20; Isaiah 5:14.

There are numerous other references to the concept of Sheol in the Old Testament, including:

  • Job 10:21, 17:13-16, 26:5
  • Psalms 6:5
  • Psalms 49:9, 12, 14, 20
  • Psalms 86:13
  • Psalms 88:3, 5, 6, 10-12
  • Psalm 89:48
  • Psalms 94:17
  • Psalms 115:17
  • Psalms 139:8
  • Psalms 143:3
  • Eccl 9:2-3, 5, 6, 10
  • Deut 32:22
  • 1 Sam 28:11-15
  • Isa 7:11, 14:9-10, 25:8, 26:19, 38:10-11
  • Ezekiel 31:14-16
  • Dan 12:2

See also

  • [[Hell]