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  • One for the Lord, One for Azazel

    One for the Lord, One for Azazel

    You ever wonder where saying “scapegoat” originated? Tracy R Twyman reveals ancient cultural origins of scapegoating in  One for the Lord, One for Azazel.” Azazel is the original scapegoat. Twyman describes Yom Kippur ritual from the Book of Leviticus: “Azazel is mentioned in The Book of Leviticus. Here the temple rituals for the Israelites are…

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