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How is “soul” used in the Bible?

Answered by . November 6, 2009 - 10:53 pm 2

The Hebrew word ‘nephesh’ is translated by various related words – ‘soul’ (428 times), ‘life’ (119), ‘person’ (30), ‘heart’ (15), and ‘mind’ (15). Difficulties arise because, although the meanings are related, they are not exactly the same and even in those cases in which the word is translated as soul there is a range of […]

Does our soul or spirit go to heaven?

Answered by . August 7, 2009 - 5:23 pm 21

There is one verse that describes a spirit going to heaven when we die: … and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. (Ecclesiastes 12:7) This is an allusion back to Genesis 2:7 and the creation of Adam. He was made from dust and […]