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Sheol
(Heb., “the all-demanding world” = Gr. Hades, “the unknown region”), the invisible world of departed souls. (See HELL.)
In the Bible
64
Verses where Sheol is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Kings 2:6
So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
- 1 Kings 2:9
Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
- 1 Samuel 2:6
The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
- 2 Samuel 22:6
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
- Amos 9:2
Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
- Deuteronomy 32:22
For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
+58 more verses naming Sheol.
Scripture on Sheol
51
See all 51 +−
- Job 17Psalms 49Proverbs 15Isaiah 28Isaiah 38Ezekiel 32Genesis 37Genesis 42Deuteronomy 321 Samuel 22 Samuel 22Job 7Job 11Job 14Job 21Job 24Job 26Psalms 6Psalms 9Psalms 16Psalms 18Psalms 30Psalms 31Psalms 55Psalms 86Psalms 88Psalms 89Psalms 116Psalms 139Psalms 141Proverbs 1Proverbs 5Proverbs 7Proverbs 9Proverbs 23Proverbs 27Proverbs 30Ecclesiastes 9Song of Solomon 8Isaiah 5Isaiah 7Isaiah 57Hosea 13Amos 9Jonah 2Habakkuk 2
Sheol references
1
Voices on Sheol
7
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.