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A valley on the southwestern edge of Jerusalem where pagan nations — and apostate Israelite kings like Ahaz — burned children as offerings; its reputation for horror made it the root word for Gehenna, the New Testament term for hell
Judeaopen_in_newA valley on the southwestern edge of Jerusalem, the Valley of Hinnom became infamous as the site where apostate Israelite kings like Ahaz and Manasseh sacrificed children to the god Molech (2 Kings 16; Jeremiah 7). King Josiah later desecrated the site to end the practice, turning it into a place of burning refuse. Its Hebrew name, Ge-Hinnom, evolved into the Greek word Gehenna — the term Jesus uses throughout the Gospels to describe the place of final judgment.