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The word "scapegoat" is an English translation of the Hebrew 'ăzāzêl (Hebrew: עזאזל), which occurs in Leviticus 16:8: And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for Azazel. The Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon [3] gives la-azazel (לעזאזל) as a reduplicative intensive of the stem ʕ ...
A she-goat with a silver bracelet hung from her neck was driven forth into the wasteland of 'Alini' by the community. [18] There is no mention of an "Azazel". [19] According to The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Azazel is the Hebrew word for scapegoat. This is the only place that the Hebrew word is found in the whole Hebrew Old Testament.
Tamar #1 – daughter-in-law of Judah, as well as the mother of two of his children, the twins Zerah and Perez. Genesis[ 190 ] Tamar #2 – daughter of King David, and sister of Absalom. Her mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. II Samuel[ 191 ] Tamar #3 – daughter of David's son Absalom.
Ape (קוֹף qôp̲) — Apes are mentioned alongside gold, silver, ivory, and peacocks among the precious things imported by Solomon from Tarshish (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chronicles 9:21). "Ape" in the KJV referred to what is called an Old World monkey today. "Apes" in the modern colloquial sense, were known of only later.
Judas goat. A Judas goat is a trained goat used in general animal herding. The Judas goat is trained to associate with sheep or cattle, leading them to a specific destination. In stockyards, a Judas goat will lead sheep to slaughter [1] while its own life is spared. Judas goats are also used to lead other animals to specific pens and onto trucks.
Capra nubiana. F. Cuvier, 1825 [2] The Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) is a desert-dwelling goat species (Genus Capra) found in mountainous areas of northern and northeast Africa, and the Middle East. [2] It was historically considered to be a subspecies of the Alpine ibex (C. ibex), but is now considered a distinct species.
An 1856 depiction of the Sabbatic Goat from Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie by Éliphas Lévi. [1][2] The arms bear the Latin words SOLVE (dissolve) and COAGULA (coagulate). Baphomet is a deity that the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping [3] that subsequently became incorporated into various occult and Western esoteric traditions. [4]
Female. Title. Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young. Shub-Niggurath is a deity created by H. P. Lovecraft. She is often associated with the phrase "The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young". The only other name by which Lovecraft referred to her was "Lord of the Wood" in his story The Whisperer in Darkness.