Who Goes to Sheol?

According to Brichto, the early Israelites apparently believed that the graves of family, or tribe, united into one and that this, unified collectively, is to what the Biblical Hebrew term Sheol refers: the common grave of humans.

Who believed in Sheol?

When the early Jewish scriptures were written, many Jews believed that when they died, people descended to a dark place called Sheol . As Jewish teachings developed, the ideas of Gan Eden and Gehenna emerged.

What does the Bible say about Sheol?

In Ezekiel 32:21-23 Sheol is represented as a great underground mausoleum, or as a mighty pit with graves all round its sides. Always Sheol was regarded as the appointed place for all persons, the great rendezvous of the dead. Here the dead are gathered to their tribes and families.