Azazel

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Myths, legends, and mystical writings about Azazel from across Jewish tradition.

The Watchers' Forbidden Knowledge Found in Stone

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered scripture in some traditions, tells us that in the third year of a certain week – Jubilees uses a unique calendar system, by the...

Azazel the Fallen Angel Tempts Abraham at the Sacrifice

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Abraham did everything the angel commanded. He slaughtered the animals, divided them, and gave the portions to the angels who had appeared beside him. Iaoel took the birds. Abraham...

Abraham Silences Azazel with Words of Power

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The angel turned back to Abraham. "Know from this moment that the Eternal One has chosen you. Be of good courage and use this authority, as far as I bid you, against him who slande...

God Promises Abraham Descendants Like the Stars

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Eternal Mighty One said: "Abraham, Abraham!" "Here I am." "Look down at the stars beneath your feet. Count them for me. Make known to me their number." Abraham looked down from...

Abraham Witnesses Azazel Seduce Adam and Eve in Eden

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

"Now look again in the picture," God said. "See who it is that seduced Eve and what is the fruit of the tree. You will know what shall be and how it shall be for your seed among th...

Cain Murders Abel Under the Influence of Azazel

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

God answered Abraham's question about evil with a revelation about the nations. He was angered at them on account of Abraham's descendants, the people who would be separated after ...

The Trumpet Sounds and God's Chosen One Gathers Israel

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

After the ten plagues, after the final convulsions of the dying age, God revealed to Abraham the moment everything would change. "Then I will sound the trumpet out of the air and w...