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# Hades, Sheol
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## Definition:
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The terms “Hades” (in Greek) and “Sheol” (in Hebrew) are proper names for the place where the spirits of dead people would go after they had died.
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* In these ancient cultures, people thought of this as an underground dwelling place where the spirits of dead people existed in a shadowy, semi-conscious form.
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* Although these terms are place names, in the Bible they often mean the same thing as "death" or "the grave."
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* Throughout most of biblical history, “Sheol” and “Hades” refer to a neutral place where all of the dead go to await judgment, both the righteous and the unrighteous. In the New Testament, however, “Hades” begins to be seen as a place for only the unrighteous, in contrast with “Abraham's side” (Luke 16:22) or “paradise” (Luke 23:43), which describe the place for the righteous.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Both “Sheol” and “Hades” can be translated in various ways, depending on the context. Some possibilities include: “place of the dead,” “place for dead spirits,” “the underworld,” “the pit,” “the grave,” or “death.”
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* Some translations keep the proper names “Sheol” and “Hades,” spelling them to fit the sound patterns of the language of translation. (See: [How to Translate Unknowns](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)).
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* A phrase could also be added to each term to explain it. Examples of doing this are, “Sheol, place where dead people are” and “Hades, place of death.”
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Unknowns](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown))
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(See also: [death](../other/death.md), [heaven](../kt/heaven.md), [hell](../kt/hell.md), [tomb](../other/tomb.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Acts 2:31](rc://en/tn/help/act/02/31)
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* [Genesis 44:29](rc://en/tn/help/gen/44/29)
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* [Jonah 2:2](rc://en/tn/help/jon/02/02)
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* [Luke 10:15](rc://en/tn/help/luk/10/15)
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* [Luke 16:23](rc://en/tn/help/luk/16/23)
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* [Matthew 11:23](rc://en/tn/help/mat/11/23)
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* [Matthew 16:18](rc://en/tn/help/mat/16/18)
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* [Revelation 1:18](rc://en/tn/help/rev/01/18)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H7585, G00860
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