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Sheol actually would be better interpreted as the "valley of the dead". In the places in the new testiment where "hell" is correctly interpreted the word used was Gehenna. Gehenna was originally in reference to a place where the leprous dead, diseased dead, and other garbage was dumped outside the city. It was then burned and there was known to be a constant fire in the pit. It was used as an example of "hell" when Christ described it.
In Luke 16:19-31 Christ gives a parable that most Christians take to be a description of pre-Christ Hell and Heaven. It tells of a rich man who is sent to "hell" and there he was in torment and parched by the flames. It also mentions a poor man who was sent to "Abraham's Bosom" and the two places were divided by a river. If you want to look for a description of hell and heaven as the original beliefs were then look to this text.
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