Azazel

Azazel’s Origins

Azazel means “God strengthens” in Hebrew. He can also be known as the angel of death. Scholars are not 100% sure what the exact meaning of the word is. A long time ago the Israelites used to have a ritual called the day of atonement. On that day Aaron was to give away one goat ...
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Azazel’s Role In The Apocalypse

Azazel’s Role In The Apocalypse Azazel is an Israeli word that means scapegoat, meaning innocent people punished for sins that they did not commit. One of the Bibles, Leviticus contains the word, which means a goat isolated for religious reasons in deserted areas. During the months of September or October every year, Azazel gets a ...
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Azazel In Popular Culture

Azazel is not an entirely unknown character in media, despite his crryptic and apocryphal origins in Hebrew and Christian demonology. Some of the most notable appearances this delightful demon has made in media and fiction are: Etienne Leroux’s novel Een vir Azazel, which translates directly to One for Azazel, however, the English translated version’s title is ...
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Scapegoat

The scapegoat has a long and horrible history. It originated with the ancient Jews when a goat was sent of into the wilderness to carry the sins of the village away as part of the atonement ceremony. In today’s language it has come to mean something a bit different. The modern scapegoat is the group ...
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Azazel in Supernatural (series)

A television series named Supernatural depicted an imaginary character named Azazel, otherwise known as Demon. Azazel bears many kids who are evil spirits but he treasured them. He disagrees that demons are not allowed to have families like ordinary people. He is afraid of a pistol which destroys everything but secretly obtains it through John ...
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