Scapegoat (Easton)

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Leviticus 16:8-26; RSV, 'the goat for Azazel' (q.v.), the name given to the goat which was taken away into the wilderness on the day of Atonement (16:20-22). The priest made atonement over the scapegoat, laying Israel's guilt upon it, and then sent it away, the goat bearing 'upon him all their"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter S Bible Dictionaries Scapegoat Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Saviour Next Entry Scarlet Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Scapegoat Thompson Chain Reference Scapegoat Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Scapegoat Dictionaries American Tract Society Scapegoat Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Scapegoat Easton's Bible Dictionary Scapegoat Fausset Bible Dictionary Scapegoat Holman Bible Dictionary Scapegoat 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Scapegoat People's Bible Dictionary Scapegoat Smith Bible Dictionary Scapegoat Wilson's Bible Types Scapegoat Webster Dictionary Scapegrace Scapegoat Encyclopedias The Jewish Encyclopedia Scapegoat Lexicons עֲזָאזֵל Leviticus 16:8-26 ; RSV, "the goat for Azazel" (q.v.), the name given to the goat which was taken away into the wilderness on the day of Atonement (16:20-22). The priest made atonement over the scapegoat, laying Israel's guilt upon it, and then sent it away, the goat bearing "upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited." At a later period an evasion or modification of the law of Moses was introduced by the Jews. "The goat was conducted to a mountain named Tzuk, situated at a distance of ten Sabbath days' journey, or about six and a half English miles, from Jerusalem. At this place the Judean desert was supposed to commence; and the man in whose charge the goat was sent out, while setting him free, was instructed to push the unhappy beast down the slope of the mountain side, which was so steep as to insure the death of the goat, whose bones were broken by the fall. The reason of this barbarous custom was that on one occasion the scapegoat returned to Jerusalem after being set free, which was considered such an evil omen that its recurrence was prevented for the future by the death of the goat" (Twenty-one Years' Work in the Holy Land). This mountain is now called el-Muntar.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)