What is the…
Day of Atonement
also known as: Atonement Day, Yom Kippur
This was the great annual day of repentance and atonement, a day of humility and expiation for the sins of the nation of Israel, “the fast” (Acts 27:9), and the only one commanded in the law of Moses.
The way it was observed is described in Leviticus 16:3-10; 23:26-32; and Numbers 29:7-11.
It was kept on the 10th day of the month Tisri, i.e., 5 days before the feast of Tabernacles, and lasted from sunset to sunset.
Article Version: December 30, 2017
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- atonement
- expiation
- worship
- redemption
- tabernacle
- veil
- high priest
- Jehovah (name only pronounced in Holy of Holies on Day of Atonement)
- sin
- fall of man
- sin offering
- burnt offering
- purification
- baths
- fast
- censer
- cornet
- Azazel
- calendar
- religious festivals
- feast
- feast of Tabernacles
- law of Moses
- color (white)