ORIGIN Canaanite [northern Israel, Lebanon and Syrian coastal regions]. Creator god.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 2000 BC, and probably earlier, until circa 200 BC or later.
SYNONYMS EL (Hebrew); LATIPAN; Tor-’Il.
CENTER(S) OF CULT Ugarit (Ras Sˇamra), but also generally throughout areas of Canaanite influence.
ORIGIN Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian) [Iraq]. Shepherd and vegetation god; underworld god.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 3500 BC or earlier to circa 200 BC.
SYNONYMS Damn; Ama-usum-gal-ana; Tammuz (Hebrew).
by Alan G. Hefner
Jahannam (Hebrew, gehinnom; Greek, gehenna) is the Islamic hell mentioned frequently in the Qur’an, It has seven gates (Qur’an 59. 71; 15. 43) and different levels, the lowest being the tree Zaqqum and a cauldron of pitch and fire. Punishments are in accord to the gravity of sins — a theme much elaborated on by later commentators. Continue reading “Jahannam (the Islamic Hell)”
Witch's Well 