Difference between revisions of "Heaven"
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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72753" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72753" /> == | ||
<p> '''Heaven.''' There are four Hebrew words thus rendered, in the Old Testament, which we may briefly notice. </p> <p> 1. '''Raki'a''' , Authorized Version, ''firmament.'' ''See '' | <p> '''Heaven.''' There are four Hebrew words thus rendered, in the Old Testament, which we may briefly notice. </p> <p> 1. '''Raki'a''' , Authorized Version, ''firmament.'' ''See '' [[Firmament]] ''.'' </p> <p> 2. '''Shamayim.''' This is the word used in the expression ''"the heaven and the earth",'' or ''"the upper and lower regions".'' Genesis 1:1. </p> <p> 3. '''Marom''' , used for heaven in Psalms 18:16; Isaiah 24:18; Jeremiah 25:30. Properly speaking, it means ''a mountain'' as in Psalms 102:19; Ezekiel 17:23. </p> <p> 4. '''Shechakim''' , ''"expanses",'' with reference to the ''extent'' of heaven. Deuteronomy 33:26; Job 35:5. </p> <p> St. Paul's expression, "third heaven," 2 Corinthians 12:2, had led to much conjecture. [[Grotius]] said that the Jews divided the heaven into three parts, namely, </p> <p> i. '''The air or atmosphere''' , where clouds gather; </p> <p> ii. '''The firmament''' , in which the sun, moon and stars are fixed; </p> <p> iii. '''The upper heaven''' , the abode of God and his angels, the invisible realm of holiness and happiness; the home of the children of God. </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70206" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70206" /> == | ||
