Children in the Fire

To the west and south of the Old City of Jerusalem is a deep gash in the landscape. It is identified as the Hinnom Valley. Today it is a lush area lending itself to picnics, outdoor concerts, and public events. However, to ancients, it was known as the valley of the sons of Hinnom and later the Valley of Tophet. In the seventh century B.C. it became Gehenna, a designation synonymous with hell, the