Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Atonement, Day of

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498679Easton's Bible Dictionary — Atonement, Day ofMatthew George Easton

Atonement, Day of: The great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins of the nation, "the fast" (Acts 27:9), and the only one commanded in the law of Moses. The mode of its observance is described in Lev. 16:3-10; 23:26-32; and Num. 29:7-11.

It was kept on the tenth day of the month Tisri, i.e., five days before the feast of Tabernacles, and lasted from sunset to sunset. (See AZAZEL.)