Sheol — The Grave, the Pit

The Old Testament's shadowy realm of the dead — rendered 'grave', 'hell', and 'pit' by the KJV depending on context.

Sheol in the Bible — example verses

“And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.”Genesis 37:35 (KJV)

“And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”Genesis 42:38 (KJV)

“And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”Genesis 44:29 (KJV)

“It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.”Genesis 44:31 (KJV)

“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.”Numbers 16:30 (KJV)

“They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.”Numbers 16:33 (KJV)

“For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.”Deuteronomy 32:22 (KJV)

“The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.”1 Samuel 2:6 (KJV)

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