2024年11月8日 · The New Testament Greek equivalent to sheol is hades, which is also a general reference to “the place of the dead.” Sheol/hades is divided into a place of blessing (where Lazarus was in Luke 16) and a place of torment (where the rich man was in Luke 16).

2022年7月22日 · Abraham’s side and Hades are alternative translations for Abraham’s Bosom--or Paradise--and Gehenna or Sheol. In torment, the rich man could look up and see Lazarus in Paradise, and Abraham could look beyond the “great chasm” (Luke 16:26), though he …

The Hebrew word Sheol is defined the same as the Greek word Hades. The word Sheol or Hades do not simply refer to a grave. One other Greek word translated as hell is the Greek word Tartaroo, which is the deepest abyss of Hades.

These six terms—Sheol, Hades, Hell, lake of fire, Paradise, and Abraham’s bosom—reflect different aspects of humanity’s ultimate destiny, viewed through the lens of Scripture’s unfolding revelation.

Hades, Seol, Gehenna e Tártaro são palavra que aparecem na Bíblia com diferentes significados a depender de seu contexto. Mas o modo com que elas são traduzidas muitas vezes causa algumas dúvidas entre os cristãos.

Sheol is found in the Bible sixty-five times. It is translated “the pit” three times, “the grave” thirty-one times, and “hell” thirty-one times. Hades is used eleven times, being rendered “hell” ten times and “grave” once. Adding to the confusion is that two other words are also translated hell in the New Testament.

The Old Testament talks about Sheol, the recesses of Sheol, Abaddon, and heaven, while the New Testament uses the terms like Hades, hell or Gehenna, the abyss or Tartarus, the lake of fire, Paradise, and heaven.

Sheol is a Hebrew term used in the Old Testament to describe the realm or location of the dead. It is sometimes used more specifically in a negative manner as a place of judgment. Hades is a Greek term used in the New Testament as a rough equivalent to the Hebrew word sheol and also describes the grave or location of the dead.

While Sheol, Hades, and hell are related concepts, they represent different aspects of the afterlife in biblical theology. Sheol is the Old Testament term for the abode of the dead, a shadowy and neutral place where all souls go after death.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia in Vol. IV, p. 2761, defines Sheol as 'the unseen world, the state or abode of the dead, and is the equivalent of the Greek: Hades.' Keil and Delitzsch state that 'Sheol denotes the place where departed souls are gathered after death; it is an infinitive form from sha-al, to demand, the demanding ...