Scapegoat

In the Bible, a scapegoat is one of two kid goats. As a pair, one goat was sacrificed (not a scapegoat) and the living “scapegoat” was released into the wilderness, taking with it all sins and impurities. The concept first appears in Leviticus, in which a goat is designated to be cast into the desert to carry away the sins of the community. — Leviticus 16:21–22, New Revised Standard Version Practices with some similarities to the scapegoat ritual also appear in Ancient Greece and Ebla.

Scapegoat

In the Bible, a scapegoat is one of two kid goats. As a pair, one goat was sacrificed (not a scapegoat) and the living “scapegoat” was released into the wilderness, taking with it all sins and impurities. The concept first appears in Leviticus, in which a goat is designated to be cast into the desert to carry away the sins of the community. — Leviticus 16:21–22, New Revised Standard Version Practices with some similarities to the scapegoat ritual also appear in Ancient Greece and Ebla.