Sheol

The Hebrew concept of the afterlife destination for all the dead — a dim, quiet, shadowy place beneath the earth. Unlike the later Greek concepts of Hades or the Christian understanding of heaven and hell, Sheol was initially a more undifferentiated place. The psalmists feared it (Psalm 88:3-6) and cried out for God to rescue them from it. Over time, Jewish theology developed a clearer distinction between the fates of the righteous and wicked after death.