Fallen is a 1998 American supernatural thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit, produced by Charles Roven and Dawn Steel, from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan. Denzel Washington plays a Philadelphia p
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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
Fallen (1998 film)
…after being accused of similar occult-related killings. At the abandoned Milano family cabin, Hobbes discovers books on demonic possession and the name "Azazel" hidden beneath layers of paint in the basement. Gretta warns Hobbes to abandon the investigation but later explains that Azazel is a fallen angel who…
"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