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Gehenna: a place-name and language of punishment

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Term related to the valley of Hinnom; usage changes across Jewish, Christian and Islamic texts and does not equate every afterlife term.

Mount Zion from the valley of Hinnom; American Colony (Jerusalem), Photo Department, 1934–1939. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-matpc-19029. Modern historical site photograph, not an image of the afterlife or photographic evidence of ancient rites. Collection rights dedicated to the public; no known publication restrictions
Mount Zion from the valley of Hinnom; American Colony (Jerusalem), Photo Department, 1934–1939. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-matpc-19029. Modern historical site photograph, not an image of the afterlife or photographic evidence of ancient rites. Collection rights dedicated to the public; no known publication restrictionsLibrary of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-DIG-matpc-19029; American Colony (Jerusalem), Photo Department · Public domainRelated reference · Image source

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Jeremiah links Hinnom with Tophet and the city’s doom. Mark uses Gehenna in a punishment warning; the QuranQuranCentral text of Islam, used here as evidence of its religious discourse.Glossary · Click to read the explanation uses Jahannam for an eschatological destination. Linguistic kinshipLinguistic relatednessA relationship through shared linguistic ancestry, distinct from direct borrowing or identical beliefs.Glossary · Click to read the explanation alone does not establish identical imagery or transmission routes. Photograph: the valley in 1934–1939, not punishment. [1][13][20][21][26]

References and notes

  1. All five verses. Jeremiah 7:30–34; KJV (public domain) Return to the text ↑
  2. Greek and Latin passage; numbering varies. Mark 9:42–50; displayed Greek and Latin; numbering variants Return to the text ↑
  3. Etymology and selected sections. Mahmoud Omidsalar, Hell ii (2000; updated 2013), etymology and selected sections Return to the text ↑
  4. Both Arabic verses. Quran 15:43–44; Arabic primary text Return to the text ↑
  5. Catalogue and original image; modern site photograph. Library of Congress, Mt. Zion from valley of Hinnom, 1934–1939; LC-DIG-matpc-19029 Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 12 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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