Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
Wednesday in Easter Week
Wednesday in Easter Week
There are 4 days til Easter!
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
Bible Dictionaries
Sheol
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
(Hebrew: a cave)
In the Old Testament times it was the place where the souls of the dead abide: the land of oblivion (Psalms 87); called Hades in the Greek New Testament (Luke 16), and later used as a synonym for Gehenna, the hell of torments, the Latin infernus. Souls were treated according to their merit; the just looked for liberation.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Sheol'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/sheol.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Sheol'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/sheol.html. 1910.
