Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!
Click here to learn more!
Bible Encyclopedias
Hell
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
(0. Eng. hel, a Teutonic word from a root meaning "to cover," cf. Ger. Mille, Dutch hel), the word used in English both of the place of departed spirits and of the place of torment of the wicked after death. It is used in the Old Testament to translate the Hebrew Sheol, and in the New Testament the Greek On g, Hades, and y€EVva, Hebrew Gehenna (see Eschatology) .
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hell'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hell.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hell'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hell.html. 1910.
