Hinnom Valley
| Gehenna | |
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גיא בן הינום Valley of the Son of Hinnom |
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Valley of Hinnom, c. 1900
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 Gehenna
Location in Jerusalem,
south of Mount Zion |
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 31°46′6.262″N 35°13′49.58″E / 31.76840611°N 35.2304389°ECoordinates: 31°46′6.262″N 35°13′49.58″E / 31.76840611°N 35.2304389°E |
| Watercourses | Gey Ben Hinnom Stream |
Gehenna (/ɡɪˈhɛnə/; גיא בן הינום Ancient Greek: γέεννα) from the Hebrew Gehinnom (Rabbinical: גהנום/גהנם) is a small valley in Jerusalem. In the Hebrew Bible, Gehenna was initially where some of the kings of Judah sacrificed their children by fire. Thereafter it was deemed to be cursed (, ).
In Rabbinic literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, Gehenna is a destination of the wicked. This is different from the more neutral Sheol/Hades, the abode of the dead, although the King James Version of the Bible usually translates both with the Anglo-Saxon word Hell.
In the King James Version of the Bible, the term appears 13 times in 11 different verses as Valley of Hinnom, Valley of the son of Hinnom or Valley of the children of Hinnom.
The Valley of Hinnom is the modern name for the valley surrounding Jerusalem's Old City, including Mount Zion, from the west and south. It meets and merges with the Kidron Valley, the other principal valley around the Old City, near the southeastern corner of the city.
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