The Origins Of Azazel by Bloodred Serpents – Non-Fiction

Writer: bloodredserpents

Subject: The Origins Of Azazel

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The name, “Azazel,” only occurs one time in all of the canonical Bible, in Leviticus 16:8-10. As the Catholic Encyclopedia records, this passage explains the ceremony that the Jewish people should perform as part of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.

As a personification of evil, the Jewish Encyclopedia refers to Azazel as, “In some degree a preparation,” for the idea of Satan. The figure of Azazel is likely pre-Israelite in origin and is probably closely tied to a communal fear for the mountainous desert region that he came to personify. According to the Nahmanides the scapegoat rite is a symbolic expression of the idea that the people’s sins and their evil consequences were to be sent back to the spirit of desolation and ruin, the source of all impurity.

1 Enoch portrays Azazel as responsible for teaching people to make weapons and cosmetics, for which he was cast out of heaven. In the extra-canonical text the, “Apocalypse of Abraham,” (c.1st CE), Azazel appears as an unclean bird who came down upon the sacrifice which Abraham prepared. (This is in reference to Genesis 15:11 — “Birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away,” [NIV]).

In the, “Apocalypse of Abraham,” Azazel is described with his own Kavod (magnificence), a term usually used for the divine in apocalyptic literature, already indicating the devil as antithesis of God, with the Devil’s kingdom on earth and God’s kingdom in heaven. Azazel is also identified with the serpent which tempted Eve.

In, “De Occulta Philosophia,” (1509-1510) — Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa: Scale of quaternary, “Four Princes,” of devils in the elements, Azazel is Air — In later lore, he is fallen and is punished by having his nose pierced. The word, “Scapegoat” has developed to indicate a person who is blamed and punished for the actions of others.

• Hebrew: עֲזָאזֵל ʿAzāʾzēl
• Arabic: عزازيل, romanized: ʿAzāzīl
• Asael
• Azael
• Azazyel
• Azzael

• The Adversary
• Advisor
• The Angel of Darkness
• Blender of Eyeshadows
• Counselor
• The Crafty Adversary
• The Crafty Worm
• The Cunning Worm
• The Fallen Archangel
• Forger of Swords
• Guardian of Goats
• The Lawless One
• The Rebel Angel
• Seducer of Mankind

[Apocalypse of Abraham] Here there is the idea that God’s heritage (the created world) is largely under the dominion of evil – i.e., it is “shared with Azazel” (Abr. 20:5), again identifying him with the devil, who was called “the prince of this world” by Jesus. (John 12:31 niv)

Some of the fallen angels that are given in 1 Enoch have other names, such as Rameel (‘morning of God’), who becomes Azazel, and is also called Gadriel (‘wall of God’) in Chapter 68. (A source is not cited for this)

Gadreel (Hebrew: גדר האל, romanized: Gader ha-el, lit. ’Wall of God’) is listed as one of the chiefs of the fallen Watchers. He is said to have been responsible for deceiving Eve. Schmidt lists the name as meaning ‘the helper of God.’

In Islamic lore, Azazel or Azazeel was the name of Iblis before he disobeyed God by not bowing to humans and was sent from the Earth.

Origen (“Contra Celsum,” vi. 43) identifies Azazel with Satan.

Azaz, as in Azazel, means strength, so the name Azazel can refer to ‘strength of God’. But the sense in which it is used most probably means ‘impudent’ (showing strength towards), which results in ‘arrogant to God’. This is also a key point in modern thought that Azazel is Satan. Also important in this identification is the fact that the original name Rameel, is very similar in meaning to the word Lucifer (‘Morning Star’) which is a common Latin name of Satan in Christianity.

• Alchemy
• Antimony (use of)
• Beauty
• Coloring tinctures
• Cosmetics
• Cunning
• The earthly realm
• Fatherhood
• Forbidden knowledge
• Freedom of choice
• Goats
• Dye making
• Herbalism
• Knowledge
• Magic
• Marriage
• Metallurgy
• Metalworking
• Mirror making
• Occult arts
• Ornamenting the body
• Pleasure
• Pride
• Rebellion
• Scapegoats
• Seduction
• Self preservation
• Sensual experiences
• Sexuality
• Temptation
• Warfare
• Weapon making
• Wisdom
• Witchcraft

• Abyss, hole, pit
• Air
• Antimony
• Banner with a frog on it
• Black
• Bracelets
• Breastplates
• Chain
• Coats of mail
• Cosmetics
• Darkness
• Desert
• Dragon
• Dudael, Dûdâêl (God’s Kettle/Crucible/Cauldron)
• Dye
• Fallen/falling star
• Fire
• Goat, goat skulls, goat bones
• Grapes, grapevine
• Herbs
• Jewelry
• Knives
• Metals
• Metalsmithing tools
• Mirror
• Mount Azazel (Jabel Munttar) in the Judaen Desert
• Nose piercing
• Precious stones
• Red
• Rough and jagged rocks
• Serpent
• Shields
• Swords
• Unclean bird, bird of prey, carrion bird
• Uninhabited places
• Weapons
• Wilderness

His form is described as a dragon with, “Hands and feet like a man’s, on his back six wings on the right and six on the left.” (23:7) Originally, Azazel was one of heaven’s angels, a gloriously beautiful man with wings on his back. Today, like many demons, Azazel is drawn with red skin, glowing yellow eyes, and a barbed tail. He may also be found wearing goat skulls or dressed in goat bones. He is a shape-shifter and may appear in any form, including a winged angel. An unclean bird, bird of prey, carrion bird.