Festivals & practices
Day of Atonement
Israel’s annual day of solemn cleansing and atonement for the sanctuary, priests, and people.
Also called · Yom Kippur
What it means
Israel’s annual day of solemn cleansing and atonement for the sanctuary, priests, and people.
Leviticus 16 describes the high priest entering the innermost sanctuary with sacrificial blood and the two-goat ritual. It was a day of rest and self-denial.
How it appears in the Bible
Hebrews uses the day’s sanctuary and priestly imagery to explain the significance it gives to Jesus’ priestly work.