Also when Jesus descended was it to free the captives such as Abraham because he wasn't under the new covenant?
Ephesians 4:9
NKJV - 9 (Now this, "He ascended" - what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
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What was His purpose to go to Hell? I read to free the captive. Was some of the Old Testament people captive such as Abraham because they was under the old covenant?