Azazel
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In the Hebrew Bible, the name Azazel represents a desolate place where a scapegoat bearing the sins of the Jews was sent during Yom Kippur. During the late Second Temple period, Azazel came to be view
"And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for Azazel." Lincoln Cathedral
The Scapegoat, by William Holman Hunt, 1854
Illustration of Azazel in Dictionnaire infernal by Collin de Plancy (1863)
Mount Azazel (Jabel Munttar) in the Judean Desert
Scapegoat
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A scapegoat is one of a pair of goats used in the Yom Kippur Temple service during the era of the Temple in Jerusalem. The scapegoat had a band of red wool placed on it, and was then released into the
Azazel
…In the Hebrew Bible, the name Azazel (; Hebrew: עֲזָאזֵל ʿĂzāʾzēl) represents a desolate place where a scapegoat bearing the sins of the Jews was sent during Yom Kippur. During the late Second Temple period (after the closure of the Hebrew Bible canon), Azazel…
Agnus-Dei: The Scapegoat (Agnus-Dei. Le bouc émissaire), by James Tissot