Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Irene Riegner <iriegner AT concentric.net>]

Ron Rhoades wrote--snip

> There are not two places called "hell" and "Sheol" in the HB are
> there? From what I can see, they are one and the same place and every
> one goes there at death.
>

I agree and my point was that the translation of the Hebrew word
"sheol," should be "sheol" and not "hell" since this (sheol) doesn't
function as hell.  "Hell" should be used when judgment and
punishment are meant---probably in the Christian scriptures and in
some of pseuepigraphic writings.

irene riegner