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Atonement, Day of
The great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins of the nation, “the fast” (Acts 27:9), and the only one commanded in the law of Moses. The mode of its observance is described in Lev. 16:3-10; 23:26-32; and Num. 29:7-11.
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It was kept on the tenth day of the month Tisri, i.e., five days before the feast of Tabernacles, and lasted from sunset to sunset. (See AZAZEL.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Atonement, Day of is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Leviticus 23:27
“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present a food offering to the LORD.
- Leviticus 23:28
On this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 25:9
Then you are to sound the horn far and wide on the tenth day of the seventh month, the Day of Atonement. You shall sound it throughout your land.
Scripture on Atonement, Day of
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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