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A Half-Angel, Half-Demon Named Azazel and His Connection to Yom Kippur

What are the strange biblical origins of the term "scapegoat"? And what does it have to do with the Jewish Day of Atonement?

What are the strange biblical origins of the term "scapegoat"? And what does it have to do with the Jewish Day of Atonement?

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