The Creation Of Gehenna

This is not difficult: this case refers to our fire, and that case refers to the fire of Gehenna. Our fire was created at the conclusion of the Sabbath; the fire of Gehenna was created on the eve of the Sabbath. And was the fire of Gehenna created on the eve of the Sabbath? But surely it was taught in a baraita: Seven things were created before the world was created, and these are they: the Torah, repentance, the Garden of Eden, Gehenna, the Throne of Glory, the Temple, and the name of the Messiah. The Torah, as it is written: "The LORD acquired me as the beginning of His way" (Proverbs 8:22). Repentance, as it is written: "Before the mountains were born" (Psalms 90:2), and it is written: "You turn man back to contrition, and You say, Return, O children of man" (Psalms 90:3). The Garden of Eden, as it is written: "And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden from the east" (Genesis 2:8). Gehenna, as it is written: "For Topheth has been set in order from of old" (Isaiah 30:33). The Throne of Glory and the Temple, as it is written: "A throne of glory, on high from the beginning, is the place of our Sanctuary" (Jeremiah 17:12). The name of the Messiah, as it is written: "May his name endure forever; before the sun, his name shall be continued" (Psalms 72:17). They said: Its hollow was what was created before the world was created, but its fire was created on the eve of the Sabbath. And Rabbi Banaah son of Rabbi Ulla said: Why was "that it was good" not said on the second day of the week? Because on it was created the fire of Gehenna.