The Hidden Lore of Azazel The Fallen Angel

[@Cactus_Head001]

Hi! i'm a Jewish boy from Israel and i would like to explain some things in the video from my knowledge of Judaism and Hebrew. 1) Azazel in Hebrew: (עזאזל) is 100% real place and probably also the devil / demon. the place is near Jerusalem and The ultra-Orthodox religious every Yom Kipur (יום כיפור translate: the forgiven day) go to Azazel mountain and throw a lamb from their to sacrifice to the devil. BUT literally no one believe that Azazel is a goat 🤨 . The sentence: לך לעזאזל (go to Azazel) its a very bad word in Hebrew And that means: please die or, go to hell or something like that, the sentence: שעיר לעזאזל (a lamb to Azazel) means: The one who is about to be punished so that the rest will be free or the one who blames him for the sin of others. just like the lamb in Yom Kipur! oh Azazel is also f*k but not really its somewhere between f*k and sh*t 2) I'm speaking Hebrew pretty well (unlike English) and iv'e never heard that Azazel is scape goat or the strength of god those word not even close! maybe its in Aramit (the language between Hebrew and Arabic) but i don't really know, and nobody using this language any more... 3) The book of Enoch its not consider a religion book and even religion Jews will tell you that you are destroying the name of God if you reading those books! this is why 99% of Jews people never heard about those stories even if you heard about the book of enoch MORE) Hare some more thing that you can read he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A8_%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%A8 (only in Hebrew you can use google translate) he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%90%D7%96%D7%9C (only in Hebrew you can use google translate) goo.gl/maps/TBJNmUBjdVidHYKy7 (maybe you can see it in English im not sure). This is all for now if i will remember more i will post it hare 😃

[@Keelvin]

I didn’t know all of that! I knew parts of it but didn’t mention it because I just wanted to focus on just the biblical lore like I did for the other videos. (Plus I started learning about that after most of the script was written but shhhh) From what I’ve heard from some of you in the comments I probably should have gone into that but I had no idea how deep it was! Towards the end I said “there’s other religious text that makes people think azazel is satan” and that’s what I was alluding to lol. In retrospect it deserves more of a mention. I’ll pin this so everyone can read.

[@Cactus_Head001]

@@Keelvin WOW thank you so much!!! i don't know what to say!

[@Bel109S]

Ого, сколько здесь текста...

[@muhg2504]

Hello bro, I am arabic and the name azazel actually mean the strength of God and it was the name of Satan between the time he acended to the 5th sky and got kicked out of heaven, it was one of the main things that boosted his ego and led him to not bowing to Adam.

[@Cactus_Head001]

@@muhg2504 Wow i've never heard that I will change it when I will be near a cumputer.

[@trashmann480]

My headcanon is that Azazel in Isaac is the scape goat Isaac blames himself for his parent's divorce and sees himself as a demon because of it , but subconsciously he knows it's not his fault and that's why he picked Azazel

[@Chaos.in.silly.incarantion]

You are smrt :3

[@HerOwnKnife]

Man im loving these essay-like videos, even the one about isaac, i knew pretty much all of what was said in the video but i still enjoyed it a lot! Keep up the good work keel

[@darkduckpl9620]

Maw of the void is probably referring to the wierd urge to jump when you stand next to a Clif or something similar. Scientists say that it happens even in emotionally healthy people

[@lukasnovella9001]

That’s named “Call of the Void”

[@COLLECTMYPAGESGUH]

This still might be correct. The Binding Of Isaac Changes the Words from "Real" To "Made up" Also why you see a Dark Aura. The call of the void is when you Feel a Strange urge to Think , " What if I jumped? " This could be Relating to One of the Endings when He decided To get the Rope.

[@campbellthesmug]

@@lukasnovella9001 I guess Isaac followed the call, and was consumed by the Maw.

[@AjMariano]

I’ve tried to look up who Azazel was, and could never find anything on him. I was waiting for this since the series started, so thank you!

[@JayStarMoney21]

personally, i feel like azazel is the “dark prince” basically, he would be satans son, in a way. that’s why him kissing jesus is as exaggerated of an issue as it seemed. but then again, as jesus is essentially just god, it makes sense that azazel is essentially just satan. that’s my understanding, at least. since they don’t bring him up too much i can’t really comment on it. but also in the beginning, i feel as though his name translating to ‘scapegoat’ makes a lot more sense than it seems. he was blamed not only for things he did do wrong, but also crimes that were placed on him and things he never did. therefore, the other angels that did not want punishment used him as their scapegoat to avoid becoming ‘fallen’.

[@se.224]

he's jesus the hedgehog basically

[@emanuelevigo9864]

This makes sense but it's kind of Dark, as it's implying that God, in all of his cosmos Wisdom, had secreted a (mostly) "Innocent" of his Angel's to be the sole carrier of sins committed both by Mortals and Angel's, that doesn't seem quite right.

[@taintedazazel7238]

You gotta do Lilith next

[@BunsyGamer]

its him!

[@CupOfTea2]

I can't believe keelvin made a video about you

[@soldier3863]

the man himself!

[@KR1STALIX]

It’s the funny sneeze guy

[@calvindawerecat9995]

Whutzup

[@treese_]

Holy cow you really know your theology! This doesn't look like surface level Wikipedia research, this looks like you are intimately familiar with Christian mythology. Where'd you learn all this stuff? Did you study theology? Oh, also, great video! This is such a genius idea for a series, I can't wait to see more.

[@Keelvin]

A week ago I knew nothing about this. I just did a LOT of research

[@purpleoctoling6929]

@@Keelvin game theory in a nutshell

[@AF_Productions]

This actually is something that you can track down from Wikipedia, it's actually harder without it if you're going for modern canonical sources, considering Book of Enoch isn't considered canonical by most of the religious groups and, as far as I know from a theology student comrade of mine, is used just for the sake of making sense of details.

[@Keelvin]

I for sure used wikipedia but I looked at a lot of different sources, including reading the actual text because there’s so many different interpretations and biases out there.

[@ohlookaflower.5961]

@@Keelvin I’m glad you actually did real research. It turned into an incredible video

[@foo9877]

I’m loving this series so much! I’m so glad to see such transformative ways to keep this game fresh. I hope over time you cover all the characters.

[@TerploNiceHat]

You know the guy who was granted, by God, super strength as long as he never got his hair cut? *cough* *cough* Samson *cough*

[@sunbeames]

Also another stretch, for maw of the void at 10:50, my interpretation is its the opening to "the void", whether that void is hell (my interpretation) or not I'm not sure. The item does damage to all enemies it touches and if they die from it, there's a chance of a demon heart drop (implying that the enemies were send to hell for their sin). Again I'm stretching for an explanation so again, criticism of this is welcomed.

[@Sam-fq5hc]

Maw of The Void used to have a chance for black hearts when it kills enemies

[@EmberzTheAlpha]

2 years old video but I’ve recently gotten into the game and Azazel has been referred to as “Prince of Darkness” in some texts, have a nice day!

[@1-itai]

In hebrew we say "go to azazel" (our version of go to hell). So maybe its both a place and a demon

[@colorphone5154]

"Not everyone considers this book canon" was NOT what I was expecting to hear while watching a video about TBOI and religion.

[@lukasnovella9001]

Canon originally comes from the analysis of religious books. It wasn’t originally a fandom term, referring to Bible Canon is the origin of the word.

[@emanuelevigo9864]

​@@lukasnovella9001I can confirm this affetmation.

[@orangegouice]

You really have to wonder how expansive Isaacs Bible studies were

[@dementiagaming726]

I think that the reason so little is mentioned about Azazel is because the author assumed that his intended audience, the ancient Jews, already knew who Azazel was.

[@fefek1]

Guys, what if the Bible and Christianity was a normal fantasy book someone was writing decades ago but people mistook it for a religion and it spiraled into one?

[@lukasnovella9001]

It’s definitely possible. The Book of Revelation is a HIGHLY satirical and CLEARLY make up book that was written as a criticism of the Roman Empire without the Romans finding out. This context of “This is Satire” would have been clear at the time, but as seen by the number of Dooms Dayers, this context is lost and people take the fantasy as reality

[@CC164_real]

Atheist ^^^

[@deadlydingus1138]

One time when I was writing a story, I asked myself “wouldn’t it be hilarious if someone in the distant future decided to make a religion based on this?”

[@foxfroze4308]

Yes but i think there is some things that are mentioned in the torah that are actually exist in real life in israel, that is why it is more than just a mythology like the greek, and i think that we even went to one of these places in school but I don't remember exactly.

[@deadlydingus1138]

@@foxfroze4308 I’m not saying you’re wrong. I’m just saying that stories can include places from real life, too.

[@Cains_stuff]

I feel bad for mans. Bro is getting slandered.

[@fefek1]

3:03 Whoa, did the lamb go to the gym?

[@AF_Productions]

I don't really think I have seen people trying to put Isaac's references towards the Bible together in the west (aside from artists I guess...?), and I must say the coverage of the video is pretty comprehensive, great job on that! (Side tangent: It still bugs me a lot how Isaac even managed to know these things considering technically the only mentions of Azazel being anything but a location is from sources not considered canon by Christian church, and afaik are used in theology more to make sense of the lore...though I guess it's fair to say that Isaac could possibly hear the story from his schoolmates judging by how all over the place the references are here or in terms of the entire game.)

[@podurt2557]

I like how it clearly shows you did a lot of research when it came to making this video, the only thing I was a little disappointed on was not touching the popular theory that in the game Azazel is the demon Isaac sees himself as due to him thinking he's evil for thinking he caused his parents to split, but I understand that's more to do with the game than any religious connections which was the theme here

[@breadman6058]

haven’t been this early in a while good heavens. plus this character analysis stuff seems pretty swag, nice directions.

[@darkduckpl9620]

Fun fact: There is no fun fact. Give me your liver so I can get brimstone from deal with the devil

[@calvindawerecat9995]

No but il give you a toy gun

[@emanuelevigo9864]

I don't know I Eyes will do it, a Tongue maybe?

[@thewildwest1224]

keelving you got one thing wrong, azazel isn't the devil, lucifer is,.I personally think azazel is his right hand man.

[@emanuelevigo9864]

The thing is.. The Devil has been appelled a Plethora of names, and it wasn't always clear why, I think "The Devil" is supposed to be seen as God as a Being that exists across various beings that are separated and united under his presence. Azazel being the "Prince of Darkness" (usually a Definition appelled to Satan) could very well be another example of this.

[@Jancel705]

​@@emanuelevigo9864 he could be "the devil" but through different perspectives; the word for "the devil" could change based on who's talking. just speculation.

[@amandaletcher1320]

I used to think for the longest time Azazel was a girl

[@cain960]

I feel like tainted azazel came first because normal azazels left horn is the same horn that was broken and the wings could’ve been chopped off early on I’m talking about the game not the Bible goddammit

[@ohlookaflower.5961]

This video is scripted really well! This content comes in at a quality far better than what I came to expect from this channel. (For clarification I don’t expect low quality content from this channel I like it a lot.) Keep up the good work!

[@sunbeames]

Pertaining to the begotten baby at 10:20, what if it's alluding to the theory of azazeel being the offspring of Satan? Alternatively, it could be referring to how the class of angels that looked over humanity had offspring with them. I feel like I might be grasping at straws here though, so any mentions of error or conflict is greatly appreciated.

[@lukasnovella9001]

I think it’s more likely a reference to the Nephilm- the Begotten children of the Fallen Watchers

[@Winkwing]

Ah yes, Azazel, the (imo) most adorable character out of them all. My beloved-

[@genzhours9466]

Reading the title, I thought this would be about Helltaker

[@LowQualityCarbink]

Azazel’s sneeze is so cute i keep replaying it. So ill leave this here. 0:25

[@jayxoxxo279]

amazing vid i geniuenly enjoy these series a lot pls keep it up

[@BasementDweller_]

The sneezy boy! Ok, that’s what I’m calling the Tainted version.

[@proxy7598]

Frainkly azazel is kinda hard,and its interesting Also i call him cheese because,cmon.. Also i want to see either lazurus or bethany next,hood vid keelvin :)

[@smore9831]

They honestly should be on the same video considering they are so closely related, also because i don't think theres that much to beth but that is just a guess

[@proxy7598]

@@smore9831 yes

[@emanuelevigo9864]

Cheese? I don't get it. *C h e e s e .*

[@maximumoverdrive5477]

YOOO! Nice vid. Look forward to more of these!

[@Doruk1344]

0:09 the brimy boy

[@theodorus69]

character lore iceberg

[@realimposterfromamogusreal469]

His my fav chacter bc he starts with brim and brimstone is my FAVOURITE item

[@emanuelevigo9864]

Hard to tell your wrong, honestly, it has such cool synergies that even if it wasn't a good item I would still pick it for the interesting development it can get into.

[@lukasnovella9001]

I have a lot of comments. A. The Crown items are probably just references to Azazel’s General High Ranking. He’s usually seen as a Satan (if not THE Satan) and several people list him as a Prince of Hell. Even In Enoch, he’s seen as a leader of the Gregori. Furthermore, The Satan/Devil is sometimes called “The Prince of Darkness” although that is more modern. B. Azazel is also similar to the name Azazil- the name of Iblis before his fall. He also bears some similarities with Both Aza and Azrael, to the point that I’ve heard theories that Azazel is a COMBINATION of Aza and Azrael, but is sketchy at best. Overall, Not really relevant and likely not related entomological you, but interesting. C. I can’t believe you didn’t mention how Azazel is a MAKE UP BOY in Enoch. Yeah, he taught Everyone how to make weapons and the art of Warfare, but he also taught women how to ornament their bodies (jewelry) dye their hair and paint their faces (Makeup). It’s great D. Begotten Baby could a reference to the Nephilm, the Begotten Offspring of the Fallen Gregori/Watchers. I do think it is more of a general demonic reference, though, as Isaac seems to lean more into Azazel as a Demonic figure than his Depiction in Enoch

[@Keelvin]

A. I for sure could be wrong but I didn’t see any concrete evidence that azazel was a leader which I did mention. But I think you’re right about the crown items. B. That is very interesting I had no idea. C. I didn’t say it out loud but I showed a screenshot from the passage that explains the makeup stuff. I just didn’t say it out load as it wasn’t essential to the narrative

[@lukasnovella9001]

@@Keelvin Oh yeah, the Make Up thing is totally fair. It’s not essential at all, it’s just my Darling fact. And yeah, I rechecked some things, and the leadership bits ARE sketchy, and more a modern culture thing (Thinking Azazel in Supernatural). But yeah, great video!!! This kind of biblical stuff is my special interest and I will take ANY opportunity to share

[@peppertherabbit6882]

can you do Samson next?

[@hrishinatahn9816]

Im pretty sure the crown items are to show king of demons. But idk

[@Random64]

My kidneys got selled by juanito and tarnished azazel

[@chefcookie12]

if you haven’t done it already, you should definitely go for apollyon next for your essay-videos!!

[@Dumb-bot]

I'm laughing because he said some people don't think the book of Enoch isn't Canon

[@klaus.sfc01official71]

Why does the phrase "play with your favorite biblical characters" always come into my mind when playing isaac or watching something about the game idk just saying because yes lol

[@emanuelevigo9864]

That particularly funny and creepy to hear and think about.

[@1971taks]

I thought azazel just existed in issac only

[@emanuelevigo9864]

That's the same thing I thought about Fistula and Teratoma before searching on Google about those. I wasn't pleased with the results, the images were orrid.

[@smokeybear6093]

I love these videos you did really good!

[@Agent_DJ]

This is super cool this must've took a long time, and I would like to see you talk about eden next

[@iamacrownamedcrow]

Video essays + Keelvin = great video

[@gabrielgonzalez7790]

Realizing that the Bible was the first lore dump is wild

[@duuudewazzup8296]

Glad more people are learning about how cool Catholic and Christian stuff be

[@duuudewazzup8296]

Like dude i really wanna see this animated one day probably by the studio that made the Beserk films

[@emanuelevigo9864]

We can only hope.

[@Sillybug_]

Ah yeah, I enjoyed watching this instead of studying for my math test

[@alexvp9344]

The book of Enoch referenced as a side story to the Bible is both interesting and funny to me lol

[@Nutellla]

I always call him aza-zel

[@emanuelevigo9864]

That's how it's said in Italian.

[@Dragonoidalpha]

I just want to say I really enjoy this series!

[@ThyMusicMan17]

LOVE THESE VIDS! KEEP IT UUUUUUPPP

[@NeonLeo]

i think you should do lazarus next :D

[@pizzaparker8119]

Love these videos

[@kamiladrewaossowska1847]

This is my favourite isaac series

[@Taynk_real]

this is surprisingly interesting to me. good job keelvin! (probably 'cause i adore binding of isaac)

[@crabulonbestgirl9130]

why is the demon azazel kinda a baddie tho

[@emanuelevigo9864]

As Lucifer is usually portraied, probably other Fallen angels were this beatiful.

[@IDuraes]

Ngl, if someone made a movie just about all the story of the bible, damnn what a great trilogy it would be. I don't believe in anything in it but I would watch hours of this. I just see it like a giant fictional book made by one of the greatest storytellers

[@emanuelevigo9864]

It's weird it doesn't really exist already! It wouldn't even be blasphemous if done according to the actual scriptures, that would only make it a recreation of said tales and Lore.

[@Cl0ddr-ui3cj]

would explain why isaac has a drawing of a devil killing him (and his mom but thats beside the point right now): azazel wanted isaac dead anyways, maybe mom thought azazel was god, and thats why mom "tried to kill isaac"?

[@Cl0ddr-ui3cj]

mom could only hear a voice to begin with, she couldnt have known it was azazel.

[@ibaichurock]

the amount of bible related things that are in binding of isaac is very interesting

[@emanuelevigo9864]

Basically the entirety of the game is Religious Tales told by the visage of a Traumatized Child that doesn't quite grasp the concept of evil.

[@tdl1315]

i would love to hear a theory on why we fight satan but not god

[@Sam-fq5hc]

Personally, I feel that it’s because Isaac is wanting to cleanse himself of the supposed evil he has inside of him (not in that way, get your mind outta the gutter, Isaac is only five, so if you were thinking anything other than internal conflict, then fix yourself, ya sicko.)

[@JacobAndEsau]

Would be cool if you did apollyon or bethany next, btw would you be able to make these type of videos about: keeper, the lost, the forgotten, Eden and ???, since they (i believe) they don't originate from the bible.

[@bobesponja8151]

Eden in short words, is the name of the place where the first humans where created, so basically, it's the begining.

[@JacobAndEsau]

Oh yeah i forgot about garden of Eden there

[@JacobAndEsau]

@webber ik that, i am just wondering if they have more lore then them just being dead versions of isaac.

[@soldier3863]

None of them have any relation to the bible at all, keeper is just a somewhat decayed (presumably) suffocated corpse (which loosely represents greed), the lost is just a ghost, ??? is a relatively new suffocated corpse, and eden's only relation to the bible is their name, which takes inspiration from the garden of eden, In short form, they cannot be covered due to them not being in the bible or christian lore or anything like that at all, although it would be kinda funny if there was a corpse with a noose around it's neck just kind of trotting around in bethlehem.

[@HauntedFishes]

The forgotten, ???, and the lost are all just Isaac’s dead body and spirit. No biblical or religious ties there.

[@davidkapitancik1164]

Another great Isaac video :D

[@aleczanderatchley5811]

"what brimstone is" blood laser barrage

[@Char1ster1]

Could you do Judas next please hes my favourite character

[@Manofthewoods.]

Please make more of these

[@peanutsveryepicchannel8699]

Brimstone's icon in isaac is the alchemical symbol for BLACK sulphur, not sulphur in general. Just something to note.

[@JuliVibme]

Great video! :3

[@adamukowski9870]

Why is the "game used" in the description Diablo III?

[@Keelvin]

KZbin auto sets it if I dont. I guess its just because azazel is a character in diablo?

[@SpuggNator]

Thanks for talking about my precious child!!!!!

[@onioncutter]

2:51 A DESOLATE PLACE! (PLACE)

[@eldritchboi2695]

WITHOUT ANY TRACE (TRACE)

[@onioncutter]

​@@eldritchboi2695IT'S ONLY THE COLD WIND I FEEL

[@WOF000]

you make the bible interesting

[@duuudewazzup8296]

it always has been lol shit goes hard

[@CC164_real]

@@duuudewazzup8296 true

[@muhg2504]

In Islam azazel story is much simpler Azazel is the former name of the devil (currently iblis) before he was expelled from heaven

[@Keelvin]

I should have covered that a bit more. For the other two videos I mostly just covered the biblical lore specifically so I wanted to do that here too. I was somewhat alluding to that at the end of the video but I didn’t give any specific details.

[@muhg2504]

@@Keelvin great love your videos man

[@lukasnovella9001]

You are thinking of Azazil. I instead of an E. I don’t think they are actually related, just conflated. I will admit, I’m not so caught up on Islamic Lore as I am Jewish and Christian, but I do think it’s just a similar name. They both do have a motif of refusing to bow down before a human tho, so maybe there is something here!

[@muhg2504]

@@lukasnovella9001 since Islam was written in Arabic a lot of names change a bit but are still the same overall like Gabriel to jibril Azrael to izra'il Michael to micha'il Both names are correct but in our language you can pronounce it either way Hope this help

[@lukasnovella9001]

@@muhg2504 Oh, that’s fair! Especially since even in a direct translation, el and il both mean God. And then there ARE a lot of similarities so yeAh!!!! Thank you much bro!!!!

[@theshypuppet]

1:51 hee hee that's me

[@emanuelevigo9864]

I can't see you, where- what are you?

[@zgredczwartyniesamowity363]

Why bible has so many plot holes

[@emanuelevigo9864]

I suppose it's because it is one of the great primary examples of 'Lore' in the history of Man, tales passed down the generations by Apostles primarily trough Voice, so after a while it would he confusing and once one would be to write it all down.. It would come as something pretty messy and discontinuous.

[@RoxyReviews0]

Don't worry about it, religions contradict themselves all the time.

[@smore9831]

Time for the edgy boy!

[@bilIy]

Keevlin bible study time!

[@Cygan_Pan]

Do lilith

[@roundduck1504]

... oh my my my

[@JosephCheney-nh7ik]

Fallen ones mated with our women so yes he probly had offspring called nephelim

[@Steam_User_]

Oh wait azazels rage is the horn tainted azazel ripped off

[@grandis_]

Waiting for all characters

[@Angel_Kittichik]

You probably already got comments about the Dark Prince's Crown, but just in case; I believe "Dark Prince" is one of Satan's titles.

[@itsterriblyawkward7366]

What of Beelzebub?

[@quincyepic]

He forgot to mention eve x azazel can someone tell me why this is a thing

[@emanuelevigo9864]

I always imagined it just kind of came out of the blue due to them being the two of the only three characters to be Isaac style Demons, but that Beggs the question.. Why not Lilith, the Prince of Sin and the Mother of Monsters should be even remotely correlated, no?

[@olehendricks6160]

What is the book of enoch

[@NNotkainoa]

Dang holy bibles are canon now

[@maromdahan2126]

make avideo on cain and tcain plsssss (:

[@adamsacsoqui9365]

goat drip

[@maromdahan2126]

make avideo on judas (:

[@generalpirateguy]

your helping my bible lessons thanks!

[@hollowknightfan5938]

Yeaaaah Very cool!

[@cubicalfigurefullofjoy]

azazel is satan because as the goat that is for jesus dies for the sins. the azazel goat will be left to wander alone in the desert like satan in the end

[@chuskepon173]

samson please

[@Eagle-Fly]

it's yom kipoor, not yam kapor