Is there no Heaven, Hell, or Satan in the Old Testament?
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In the book *Sapiens* by Yuval Noah Harari, the author claims that Heaven and Hell are concepts not mentioned in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
From *Sapiens*:
> Belief in heaven (the realm of the good god) and hell (the realm of the evil god) was also dualist in origin. There is no trace of this belief in the Old Testament, which also never claims that the souls of people continue to live after the death of the body.
## References
Harari, Y.N. (2014). *Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind*. (p. 248)
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