Sheol

Sheol (pronounced SHEE - ole) is the term in the Old Testament for Hell. Sheol is the from the Hebrew term transliterated as "seol". Proverbs and Isaiah compare Sheol to a destructive beast that consumes the wicked without being satisfied. See Proverbs 1:12 and 27:20; Isaiah 5:14.

There are numerous other references to the concept of Sheol in the Old Testament, including:

* Job 10:21, 17:13-16, 26:5
* Psalm 6:5
* Psalm 16:10
* Psalm 49:9, 12, 14, 20
* Psalm 86:13
* Psalm 88:3, 5, 6, 10-12
* Psalm 89:48
* Psalm 94:17
* Psalm 115:17
* Psalm 139:8
* Psalm 143:3
* Eccl 9:2-3, 5, 6, 10
* Deut 32:22
* 1 Sam 28:11-15
* Isa 7:11, 14:9-10, 25:8, 26:19, 38:10-11
* Ezekiel 31:14-16
* Dan 12:2

## See also[edit]

* Hell