Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
(Genesis 3:23) KJV
This post is part of the WHY? daily devotional for March
Levels of Hell
| Level | Grave (sheol) | Earth (erets) | World (tebel) |
| Crust | sheol | erets | tebel |
| Mantle | mibbeten sheol tavek sheol | tachti erets erets tachti | mowcadah tebel |
| Great Gulf | bad sheol | erets beriach matsuq erets mayim tachath erets | |
| Core | sheol tachti | mowcadar erets |
The Hebrews had a well developed idea of life after death. For them death, the grave, was a portal into a complex underworld realm. The grave is just the beginning of what happens next.
