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Day of Atonement
Day of Atonement
Day of Atonement
- An annual day of fasting and prayer among the Israelites , still observed by their descendants, the present-day Jews (see also Jews ). It occurs in autumn, and its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law . Jews call this day Yom Kippur .
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Origin of Day of Atonement1
First recorded in 1810–20
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