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== H. P. Blavatsky == | == [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] == | ||
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Gehenna}}'''. No hell at all, but a valley near Jerusalem, where Israelites immolated their children to Moloch. In that valley a place named ''Tophet ''was situated, where a fire was perpetually preserved for sanitary purposes. The prophet Jeremiah informs us that his countrymen, the Jews, used to sacrifice their children on that spot. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Gehenna}}'''. No hell at all, but a valley near Jerusalem, where Israelites immolated their children to Moloch. In that valley a place named ''Tophet ''was situated, where a fire was perpetually preserved for sanitary purposes. The prophet Jeremiah informs us that his countrymen, the Jews, used to sacrifice their children on that spot. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:08, 8 October 2026
H. P. Blavatsky
Gehenna. No hell at all, but a valley near Jerusalem, where Israelites immolated their children to Moloch. In that valley a place named Tophet was situated, where a fire was perpetually preserved for sanitary purposes. The prophet Jeremiah informs us that his countrymen, the Jews, used to sacrifice their children on that spot.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Gehenna