Is the soul immortal? Is it separate from the body? What happens to it at death?

The bible teaches that a limited number of humans will go to heaven. ThereÒ€ℒs no mention of a heaven for pets or dogsÒ€and for good reason. Is the soul immortal? Where did belief in an immortal soul come from? The bible refers to a living soul using the original-language words nephesh and psykhe. Hebrews 4:12, new world translation. €œfor the word of god is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the Ò€¦

The bible refers to a living soul using the original-language words nephesh and psykhe. Hebrews 4:12, new world translation. €œfor the word of god is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the Ò€¦