ATONEMENT

DAY OF ATONEMENT, EXPIATION

Definition

The annual appointed day of fasting and repentence of the sins of the Hebrews nation. As a symbol that the people were cleansed of their sins, a goat, called the scapegoat was led out and set free in the wilderness.

References

Exodus 29:33, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:15, Exodus 30:16, Exodus 32:30, Leviticus 1:4, Leviticus 4:20, Leviticus 4:26, Leviticus 4:31, Leviticus 4:35, Leviticus 5:6, Leviticus 5:10, Leviticus 5:13, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 5:18, Leviticus 6:7, Leviticus 7:7, Leviticus 8:34, Leviticus 9:7, Leviticus 10:17, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 14:18, Leviticus 14:19, Leviticus 14:20, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 14:29, Leviticus 14:31, Leviticus 14:53, Leviticus 15:15, Leviticus 15:30, Leviticus 16:6, Leviticus 16:10, Leviticus 16:11, Leviticus 16:16, Leviticus 16:17, Leviticus 16:18, Leviticus 16:24, Leviticus 16:27, Leviticus 16:30, Leviticus 16:32, Leviticus 16:33, Leviticus 16:34, Leviticus 17:11, Leviticus 19:22, Leviticus 23:28, Leviticus 25:9, Numbers 5:8, Numbers 6:11, Numbers 8:12, Numbers 8:19, Numbers 8:21, Numbers 15:25, Numbers 15:28, Numbers 16:46, Numbers 16:47, Numbers 25:13, Numbers 28:22, Numbers 28:30, Numbers 29:5, Numbers 29:11, Numbers 31:50, 2 Samuel 21:3, 1 Chronicles 6:49, 2 Chronicles 29:24, Nehemiah 10:33, Romans 5:11