apparently was not only a problem with motive52 but also some breach in ritual preparation, although the reason for the plague is not spelled out. 21:1 The figure of Satan appears clearly only in three passages in the Old Testament (Job 1:12; 2:6; Zech 3:1–2). The word generally has the article and means “The Accuser.” Here it is without the article (śātān), suggesting that it was used as a proper name. In Zech 3:1–2 he appears in the heavenly court to accuse Joshua, the high priest. In Job 1–2
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