heaven

thumb|Dante Alighieri|Dante and Beatrice gaze upon the highest heaven; from [[Gustave Doré's illustrations to the Divine Comedy. |288x288px]]

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Heaven is a concept in religious and philosophical traditions that represents a blissful afterlife or divine realm, often depicted as the ultimate destination for the righteous or faithful. It matters to people because beliefs about heaven shape how individuals understand morality, meaning, and what happens after death.

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Etymology
Ancient Near East
Mesopotamia
Hurrians and Hittites
Canaanites
Zoroastrians
Abrahamic and Abrahamic-inspired religions
Hebrew Bible
Second Temple Judaism
Christianity
Rabbinical Judaism
Islam
Ahmadiyya
Baháʼí Faith
Mandaeism
Gnosticism
Chinese religions
Indian religions
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
Sikhism
Mesoamerican religions
Polynesia
Māori
Paumotu, Tuamotus
Theosophy
Neuroscience
Representations in arts
See also
References
Citations
General and cited references
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thumb|Dante Alighieri|Dante and Beatrice gaze upon the highest heaven; from [[Gustave Doré's illustrations to the Divine Comedy. |288x288px]]

Heaven, or the Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside. According to the beliefs of some religions, heavenly beings can descend to Earth or incarnate and earthly beings can ascend to Heaven in the afterlife or, in exceptional cases, enter Heaven without dying.