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In the Hebrew Bible, the name Azazel ( / əˈzeɪzəl, ˈæzəˌzɛl /; Hebrew: עֲזָאזֵל ʿĂzāʾzēl; Arabic: عزازيل, romanized : ʿAzāzīl) represents a desolate place where a scapegoat bearing the sins of the Jews was sent during Yom Kippur.
May 22, 2017 · Azazel is a fallen angel whose evil influence led to the corruption of humanity. Because he was a leader among the fallen angels, the Jewish Book of Enoch commands its readers to “ascribe all sin” to him.
May 13, 2024 · Azazel, in Jewish legends, is a demon or evil spirit to whom, in the ancient rite of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), a scapegoat was sent bearing the sins of the Jewish people. Two male goats were chosen for the ritual, one designated by lots “for the Lord,” and the other “for Azazel” ( Leviticus 16:8 ).
Azazel, in Jewish legends, a demon or evil spirit to whom, in the ancient rite of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), a scapegoat was sent bearing the sins of the Jewish people. Azazel was the personification of uncleanness and in later rabbinic writings was sometimes described as a fallen angel.
Azazel plays the role of a deity in the biblical ritual of Yom Kippur, and in early interpretation, he played a central role as the initiator of sin and even the devil, or alternatively, as a protective figure. Later tradition obscured his identity, presenting Azazel as the name of a demon, as the scapegoat itself, and even as a place name. Dr.
Azazel. the scape-goat. Easton's Bible Dictionary. ( Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26, Revised Version only here; rendered "scape-goat" in the Authorized Version). This word has given rise to many different views. Some Jewish interpreters regard it as the name of a place some 12 miles east of Jerusalem, in the wilderness.
Azazel was either a mysterious desert demon to whom the ancient Israelites sacificed a scapegoat on the day of Yom Kippur, or else a rugged cliff upon which the scapegoat was cast down to atone for Israel's sins.
Azazel (Heb. עֲזָאזֵל) is the name of the place or the “power” (see below) to which one of the goats in the Temple service of the Day of Atonement was sent. There is a great deal of confusion regarding the exact meaning of the word.
In what is arguably the most important ritual for ancient Israelites, the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), the people are instructed to designate one goat as a "scapegoat"—a ancient attempt to render an obscure Hebrew word, Azazel. In his Leviticus contribution to ZIBBCOT, ritual specialist Roy Gane writes: Rather than the traditional ...
In 1 Enoch Azazel appears at the head of the rebel angels. The significance of the act depends on the provenance of the Day of Atonement. Critical scholarship sets this in the postexilic period, while allowing that it developed various ancient rites, including the offering of a scapegoat to Azazel.
