| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - This day, held annually, was a time when a spotless lamb was sacrificed on the altar in the Holy of Holies, the place in the Temple where the very presence of God was thought to reside.Only once a year and only after going through elaborate rituals of cleansing, could the high priest enter this inner sanctum and offer the perfect animal sacrifice, a he-goat, for the sins of the people.
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