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The ancient Israelites divided the world into Heaven, Earth, Sea and the Underworld.
GOD
EARTH
HEAVEN OF HEAVENS
HEAVENSHEAVENS
GAT
E OF
HEA
VEN
SHEOLFOUNDATIONS OF
THE HEAVENSFOUNDATIONS OF
THE HEAVENS
MOON
STARS
SUN
CLOUDS
SEA
SEASEA
SEA
MOUNTAINSMOUNTAINS
WINDOWS AND DOORS OF HEAVEN
THE SKY
THE GREAT DEEP
FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH
WATERS ABOVE THE FIRMAMENT
FIRM
AMEN
TFIRM
AMENT
They viewed the sky as a vault resting on foundations—perhaps mountains—with doors and windows that let in the rain. God dwelt above the sky, hidden in cloud and majesty.
The world was viewed as a disk �oating on the waters, secured or moored by pillars. The earth was the only known domain—the realm beyond it was considered unknowable.
The Underworld (Sheol) was a watery or dusty prison from which no one returned. Regarded as a physical place beneath the earth, it could be reached only through death.
Ancient Hebrew Conceptionof the Universe
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