It seems to me to be worth pointing out that 'Gehenna', the actual valley of Hinnom where the…

tside Jerusalem that was a trash-burning pit, also started being used interchangeably with hell. These translation choices turned a somber resting place into a vision of eternal t… and later, the Latin Vulgate used infernum, which began to add connotations of a fiery underworld. Meanwhile, Gehenna, an actual valley outside Jerusalem that was a trash-burning pit, also started being used interchangeably with hell. These translation choices turned a somber resting place into a vision of eternal torture. And that s…
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It seems to me to be worth pointing out that 'Gehenna', the actual valley of Hinnom where the trash-burning pit was, is today a pleasant park which may include a golf course; not sure about that.
Think about that.
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An angry straight white Anglo-Saxon angry at most of his 'own kind'.
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