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# goat, goats, goatskins, scapegoat, kids #
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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:
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* Goats have coarse hair; sheep have wool.
* The tail of a goat stands up; the tail of a sheep hangs down.
* 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: [flock ](../other/flock.md ), [sacrifice ](../other/sacrifice.md ), [sheep ](../other/sheep.md ), [righteous ](../kt/righteous.md ), [wine ](../other/wine.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Exodus 12:3-4 ](rc://en/tn/help/exo/12/03 )
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* [Genesis 30:32 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/30/32 )
* [Genesis 31:10 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/31/10 )
* [Genesis 37:31 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/37/31 )
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* [Leviticus 03:12-14 ](rc://en/tn/help/lev/03/12 )
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* [Matthew 25:33 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/25/33 )
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H689, H1423, H1429, H3277, H3629, H5795, H5796, H6260, H6629, H6842, H7716, H8163, H8166, H8495, G122, G2055, G2056, G5131