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The se’irim, literally “hairy ones,” were goat-like beings who the Israelites began to worship during their wanderings in the desert. The section of the Law in in Leviticus 17, requiring all sacrifices be brought to the tent of meeting, was specifically to stop the worship of these goat-demons.Continue Reading

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GOD TAKES His sanctity, His holiness, very seriously. We discuss His standards of sexual morality (which make it appear that “Canaanite morality” was an oxymoron), and we examine the ritual of atonement, which features a mysterious entity named Azazel.Continue Reading