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As you've pointed out, Gehenna (γέεννα) is just a transliteration of the Hebrew for "Valley of Hinnom" (גֵּי הִנֹּם) and the Aramaic for the same (גֵיהִנָּם / ܓܗܢܐ). The NET translators point out,
This was the valley along the south side of Jerusalem. In OT times it
was used for human sacrifices to the pagan god Molech (cf. Jer 7:31;
19:5–6; 32:35), ...
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Where the phrase is used
Here are several places where the apostle Paul uses this phrase, usually translated by the ESV as "The statement is trustworthy":
(1Tim 1:15 [GNT])
πιστὸς ὁ λόγος καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος, ὅτι Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ἦλθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἁμαρτωλοὺς σῶσαι· ὧν πρῶτός εἰμι ἐγώ,
(1Tim 3:1 [GNT])
Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος· εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, καλοῦ ...
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From the American Heritage Dictionary:
charity ...
often Charity Christianity The theological virtue defined as love directed first toward God but also toward oneself and one's neighbors as objects of God's love.
[Middle English charite, from Old French, Christian love, from Latin cāritās, affection, from cārus, dear; see kā- in ...
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The classic Jewish commentator Rashi quoting the Medrash and the Talmud says:
and Abraham weighed out to Ephron: עֶפְרֹן is spelled without a “vav,”
because he promised much but did not do even a little [i.e., he
promised the cave as a gift but took a great deal of money for it],
for he took from him large shekels, viz. centenaria [worth one ...
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