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Lower Parts of the Earth

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(תִּחְתּיּוֹת אֶרֶוֹ ), properly valleys (Isaiah 44:23); hence, by extension, Sheol, or the under-world, as the place of departed spirits (Psalms 63:9; Ephesians 4:9), and by meton any hidden place, as the womb (Psalm 131:15). In the original of Ezekiel 26:20; Ezekiel 32:18; Ezekiel 32:24, the words are transposed, and used in the second sense.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lower Parts of the Earth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​l/lower-parts-of-the-earth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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