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   From: nospam@nightbulb.net   
      
   Addendum   
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   In the Hebrew Old Testament the word, "sheol" is not used with the   
   definite article. This grammar tells us these things:   
      
   1. It is a proper place name under an authority.   
   2. It cannot be translated to, "the grave."   
      
   Heaven, the abode of God, and Paradise, are not used with the article.   
   They are proper place names under an authority. Sheol, another place or   
   abode, is used without the definite article.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)