| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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of the Jewish Cabalists, divided into seven lodges, one under another (Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla)— | 1 |
| | | Presiding Angel.* |
| (1) Gehennom | The heat 60 times that of fire. (Here it “snows fire”) | Absalom and Israelites who break the Law | Kushiel |
| (2) The Gates of Death | ” 60 times hotter than No. 1 | Doeg | Lahaticl |
| (3) The Shadow of Death | ” 60 times hotter than No. 2 | Korah | Shaftiel |
| (4) The Pit of Corruption | ” 60 times hotter than No. 3 | Jeroboam | Maccathiel |
| (5) The Mire of Clay | ” 60 times hotter than No. 4 | Ahab | Chutriel |
| (6) A baddon | ” 60 times hotter than No. 5 | Micah | Pasiel |
| (7) Sheol | ” 60 times hotter than No. 6, or 420 times hotter than fire | Elisha, son of Abuya, Sabbath - breakers, idolators, and uncircumcised | Dalkiet | |
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* All these presidents are under Duma, the Angel of Silence, who keops the three keys of the three gates of neil. | 2 |
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In the Buddhist system there are 136 places of punishment after death, where the dead are sent according to their degree of demerit. (See EUPHEMISMS.) | 3 |
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