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According to The Expositor's Bible Commentary, "Azazel" is the Hebrew word meaning "scapegoat." This is the only place that the Hebrew word is found in the entire Old Testament. It says that the [[Book of Enoch]] is full of demonology and reference to [[fallen angel]]s. The EBC (Vol 2) suggests that this text uses late Aramaic forms for these names which indicates that The Book of Enoch most likely relies upon the Hebrew Leviticus text rather than the Leviticus text being reliant upon the Book of Enoch. | According to The Expositor's Bible Commentary, "Azazel" is the Hebrew word meaning "scapegoat." This is the only place that the Hebrew word is found in the entire Old Testament. It says that the [[Book of Enoch]] is full of demonology and reference to [[fallen angel]]s. The EBC (Vol 2) suggests that this text uses late Aramaic forms for these names which indicates that The Book of Enoch most likely relies upon the Hebrew Leviticus text rather than the Leviticus text being reliant upon the Book of Enoch. | ||
He is ruled over by [[Archangel Gabriel]]. | |||
==Biblical tradition== | ==Biblical tradition== | ||