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# goat, kid #
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## Definition: ##
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A goat is a medium-sized, four-legged animal which is similar to a sheep and is raised primarily for its milk and meat. A baby goat is called a "kid."
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* Like sheep, goats were important animals of sacrifice, especially at Passover.
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* Although goats and sheep can be very similar, these are some ways that they are different:
* Goats have coarse hair; sheep have wool.
* The tail of a goat stands up; the tail of a sheep hangs down.
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* Sheep usually like to stay with their herd, but goats are more independent and tend to wander away from their herd.
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* In Bible times, goats were often the main source of milk in Israel.
* Goat skins were used for tent coverings and to make bags for holding wine.
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* In both the Old and New Testaments, the goat was used as a symbol for unrighteous people, perhaps because of its tendency to wander away from the one taking care of it.
* The Israelites also used goats as symbolic sin bearers. When one goat was sacrificed, the priest would lay his hands on a second, live goat, and send it into the desert as a symbol that the animal was bearing the people's sins.
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(See also: [[../other/flock.md]], [[../other/sacrifice.md]], [[../other/sheep.md]], [[../kt/unrighteous.md]], [[../other/wine.md]])
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## Bible References: ##
* [Exodus 12:3-4 ](en/tn/exo/help/12/03 )
* [Genesis 30:31-32 ](en/tn/gen/help/30/31 )
* [Genesis 31:10-11 ](en/tn/gen/help/31/10 )
* [Genesis 37:31-33 ](en/tn/gen/help/37/31 )
* [Leviticus 03:12-14 ](en/tn/lev/help/03/12 )
* [Matthew 25:31-33 ](en/tn/mat/help/25/31 )
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