Gehenna (Easton)

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(Originally Ge bene Hinnom; i.e., 'the valley of the sons of Hinnom'), a deep, narrow glen to the south of Jerusalem, where the idolatrous Jews offered their children in sacrifice to Molech (2 Chronicles 28:3; 33:6; Jeremiah 7:31; 19:2-6 ). This valley afterwards became the common receptacle for all"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter G Bible Dictionaries Gehenna Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Gehazi Next Entry Geliloth Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Gehenna Scofield Reference Index Gehenna Thompson Chain Reference Gehenna Dictionaries American Church Dictionary Gehenna American Tract Society Gehenna Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Gehenna Chabad Knowledge Base Raaya Mehemna CARM Theological Dictionary Gehenna Easton's Bible Dictionary Gehenna Holman Bible Dictionary Henna Gehenna Hastings' BibleDictionary Henna Gehenna Hastings' NT Dictionary Gehenna (2) Gehenna Morrish Bible Dictionary Gehenna 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Gehenna Smith Bible Dictionary ehenna Webster Dictionary Khenna Henna Ehenna (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Anna Perenna Genna Henna International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Gehenna Henna McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Anna Perenna Gehenna The Nuttall Encyclopedia Gehenna Gehenna Bailiffs The Jewish Encyclopedia Gehenna Lexicons ܓ݁ܺܗܰܢܳܐ Girdleston's OT Synonyms Gehenna כֹּפֶר כֹּפֶר, כֹּפֶר, , כֹּפֶר (Originally Ge bene Hinnom; i.e., "the valley of the sons of Hinnom"), a deep, narrow glen to the south of Jerusalem, where the idolatrous Jews offered their children in sacrifice to Molech ( 2 Chronicles 28:3 ; 33:6 ; Jeremiah 7:31 ; 19:2-6 ). This valley afterwards became the common receptacle for all the refuse of the city. Here the dead bodies of animals and of criminals, and all kinds of filth, were cast and consumed by fire kept always burning. It thus in process of time became the image of the place of everlasting destruction. In this sense it is used by our Lord in Matthew 5:22,29,30 ; 10:28 ; 18:9 ; 23:15,33 ; Mark 9:43,45,47 ; Luke 12:5 . In these passages, and also in James 3:6 , the word is uniformly rendered "hell," the Revised Version placing "Gehenna" in the margin. (See HELL; HINNOM .)

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)