Talk:Vale of tears

Where did this phrase originate? Does anyone know? Torgo 09:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

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 * Psalm 84:6.

More to the meaning
There seems to be more to the meaning of this term than the one given. "Vale of tears" describes the valley or a lower state where suffering and angst is caused and experienced cf heavenly beings who "come down" to humanity in this place. It's about geographical terms used as metaphor for comparative states (e.g. lower and higher). "World" in Christian terms implies "wickedness" cf "worldly" and the opposite of "peace" found in the "kingdom of heaven". It also means temporary things and attachment to them. I'll look into if I've got time – there are other references suggesting the phrase is closer to mono no aware. Manytexts 110.33.2.238 (talk) 03:03, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Hebrew
Hebrew of the Old Testament ; see Gehenna for the valley reference. 99.251.239.140 (talk) 11:50, 4 April 2016 (UTC)