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From: david@ssc-vax.UUCP (David Norris)
Newsgroups: net.religion,net.flame
Subject: "Hell" in the Old Testament
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Date: Mon, 26-Mar-84 13:33:31 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 26 13:33:31 1984
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Jon White:

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it Jesus who introduced the concept of
> Hell?  I don't believe that Hell was ever mentioned in the Old Testament.

You are wrong.  The Hebrew word for Hell, "Sheol", appears numerous times
throughout the Old Testament.  I posted an article not long ago (to Tim
Maroney, I think) outlining all of the verses in which it appeared.

	-- David Norris        :-)
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