Abaddon definition

Abaddon is personified along with Death and Sheol in the poetic uses in Job 26:6; 28:22. In Ps 88:11, Abaddon is used poetically as a metonym for the grave. See Appendix A for all of the occurrences of the term Abaddon.
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Examples of Abaddon in a sentence

  • The term Abaddon is used in Wisdom literature and the Psalter (Job 26:6; 28:22; 31:12; Ps 88:11; Prov 15:11; 27:20).

  • In some cases the descriptions of Sheol, Abaddon, the Pit, and Gehenna were particularly vivid, and in these cases the abode of the dead served as a rhetorical tool for dramatizing the idea of punishment, death, or a near death experience.

  • Vancouver, BC V6C 1H2 Tel: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ and in the case of the Optionee addressed as follows: Consolidated Abaddon Resources Inc.

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