In the book of leviticus in 16:7,10,26 there is a specie of evil or god called azazel who Aaron makes a sacrifice for him and God.. but one part of azazel and the other part for God.. who exactly is azazel?
2006-09-17 17:36:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=2203&letter=A
2006-09-17 17:46:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Azazel is a fallen angel, in the earliest part written...he was a watcher, until he fell from grace because he took part in taking women as wife or wives....there were written some 200 angels that fell with him during Enoch's time because of the evil they did ---- teaching inhabitants of the earth... sorcery .
For the record, Azazel, along with other angels were bound in chains and darkness untill Hell or perdition comes. So the group he belongs to, so ...can't tempt anyone....even in the time of Moses.
I don't seem to read the name in Leviticus verses you mentioned.
2006-09-18 00:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by Philadelphia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Azazel (Aramaic: ר××©× ××, Greek: ‘ÎÏÏκιήλ,Hebrew: ×¢××××, Arabic: عزاز٠Azazil) is an enigmatic name from the Hebrew scriptures, possibly referring to a fallen angel or Satan. The word's first appearances are in Leviticus 16, when in the ritual for Yom Kippur the scapegoat is to be taken to Azazel and cast into the wilderness, but this text by itself is unclear as to the actual identity of Azazel.
The Talmud (Yoma 67b) and later commentators maintain Azazel was the name of the precipitous cliff where the goat met its end. This version is cited by Biblical commentator Rashi and it is considered the plain meaning by the Jewish commentators.
According to the Book of Enoch, Azazel was one of the grigori (also known as "watchers"), a group of fallen angels who mated with mortal women, giving rise to a race of hybrids known as the Nephilim. Azazel is particularly noteworthy among the grigori because it was he who taught men how to make weapons of war, as well as teaching women how to make and wear cosmetics. Eventually, Azazel's teachings created such iniquity that God decided to destroy all life on Earth with Noah's Flood. Micheal Knibb lists the translation of his name as “The evening of God”. Other lists translate his name as arrogant towards God; the combination of azaz [as a negative partivcle] and El 'God'. Azazel is believed to have two other names in the Book of Enoch which are Rameel ('morning of God'), and Gadriel ('wall of God') this is based on those names having the same titles and functions.
2006-09-18 00:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hope this helps. What version bible is Azazel mentioned. Just read king James version and Azazel is not mentioned.
2006-09-18 00:39:59 · answer #4 · answered by snowwwplowerrr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Az was a footnote in the animal demon wars. He represented the desert demons which God needed to break out of the OT theology. Az is a concession who gets sent back to where he belongs.
Note the bull becomes the Israelite animal as seen in the Temple sea and some psalms. Ironic given Aaron's gold sculpting in the desert.
Anthropomorphism - giving animals human qualities is a hard trait to eradicate in humans. Look at our sports teams.
2006-09-18 00:54:49 · answer #5 · answered by Joe Cool 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Azazel was the name for a goat brought on the day of atonement which would have all the sins of Israel cast upon it, then be sent out into the wilderness, cleansing isreal from it's sins.
2006-09-18 00:44:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
According to this web site, he is a fallen angel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azazel
2006-09-18 00:40:13 · answer #7 · answered by milomax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
azazel is a cliff... one goat was sacrificed in the temple, one was thrown over the cliff.
2006-09-18 00:48:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋