The concept of Hell

To Recap:

The first mention of Hell or a place bad people go when they die is; The Book of Enoch.

I don't think you can find an older reference.

Book of Enoch Wikipedia Reference:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Enoch
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Pretty interesting story!!

reply to post by AbleEndangered


Thanks. I also want to add that the book of Enoch comes in three flavors. The First book of Enoch is the Ethiopian version, which is said to be the most complete one. The second book of Enoch is also referred to as the The book of the secrets of Enoch and is known as the Slovenian version. The third book of Enoch is the Hebrew version. The first two books are available on internet for anybody to study for free, the Hebrew version would probably have to be bought.
If there is any people seeking for answers out there who haven’t yet read them , I would strongly recommend them to do so. It is my view that they all must be regarded as one, and thus it is not enough that one study just one of them, as they make up some sort of a total.