Perdition redirects here, for the play see Perdition . Hell, in Christian beliefs, is a place in which the souls of the unsaved will suffer the consequences of sin. In the New Testament, hell (Gehenna or Tartarus) is defined as the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death or last judgment. In many classical and popular depictions it is also the abode of the devil and of evil spirits.http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hell In some older English translations of the Bible (such as the KJV), the word "hell" is used to translate certain words such as sheol (Hebrew) and hades (Greek). These words do not typically refer to the place of eternal punishment, but to the underworld or temporary abode of the dead.New Bible Dictionary third edition, IVP 1996. Articles on "Hell", "Sheol". Jewish background In ancient Jew

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