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From: George Athas <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
To: Irene Riegner <iriegner AT concentric.net>
Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Sheol
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 08:57:13 +1100

Irene Riegner wrote:

> [...]
> Isa 14 seems to refer to the concept of sheol as a world of shadowy
> existences.

I would add to this that many Psalms have the same view. Sheol is a kind of
limbo
where people go but do not really exist in any animated way as do those on
earth.
Sheol cannot praise Yahweh, yet it is filled with people.

Best regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
- Email: gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au
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Sheol, George Athas, 12/29/1998