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| − | Destruction, the [[Hebrew | + | Destruction, the [[Text:EBD:Hebrew|Hebrew]] name (equivalent to the [[Text:EBD:Greek|Greek]] [[Text:EBD:Apollyon|Apollyon]], i.e., destroyer) of "the [[Text:EBD:Angel|angel]] of the bottomless pit" (Rev. 9:11). It is rendered "destruction" in Job 28:22; 31:12; 26:6; Prov. 15:11; 27:20. In the last three of these passages the Revised Version retains the word "Abaddon." We may regard this word as a personification of the idea of destruction, or as [[Text:EBD:Sheol|sheol]], the realm of the dead. |
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Destruction, the Hebrew name (equivalent to the Greek Apollyon, i.e., destroyer) of "the angel of the bottomless pit" (Rev. 9:11). It is rendered "destruction" in Job 28:22; 31:12; 26:6; Prov. 15:11; 27:20. In the last three of these passages the Revised Version retains the word "Abaddon." We may regard this word as a personification of the idea of destruction, or as sheol, the realm of the dead.
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