Goats
There appear to be two or three varieties of the common goat,
Hircus agagrus, at present bred in Israel and Syria, but
whether they are identical with those which were reared by the
ancient Hebrews it is not possible to say. The most marked
varieties are the Syrian goat(Capra mammorica, Linn.) and the
Angora goat (Capra angorensis, Linn.), wit...
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And thou shalt make curtains [of] goats' [hair] to be a
covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make....
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(1.) Heb. 'ez, the she-goat (Gen. 15:9; 30:35; 31:38). This
Hebrew word is also used for the he-goat (Ex. 12:5;
Lev. 4:23;
Num. 28:15), and to denote a kid (Gen. 38:17, 20).
Hence it may
be regarded as the generic name of the animal as
domesticated.
It literally means "strength," and points to the
superior
strength of the goat as compared ...
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Designated as one of the ceremonially clean animals to be
eaten
De 14:4; with Le 11:1-8
-Used for food
Ge 27:9; 1Sa 16:20
-For the paschal feast
Ex 12:5; 2Ch 35:7
-As a sacrifice by Abraham
Ge 15:9
-By Gideon
Jud 6:19
-Manoah
Jud 13:19
-Milk of, used for food
Pr 27:27
-Hair of, used for clothing
Nu 31:20
-Pillows
1Sa 19:13
-Curta...
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[Also] the children of those that had been carried away, which
were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto
the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and
six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats [for] a sin
offering: all [this was] a burnt offering unto the LORD....
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1. Wild goat, yeliym, the ibex of ancient Moab.
2. The goat deer, or else gazelle, aqow.
3. The atuwd, "he goat", the leader of the flock;
hence the chief ones of the earth, leaders in mighty
wickedness; the ram represents headstrong wantonness and
offensive lust (Isaiah 14:9; Zechariah 10:3; compare Matthew
25:32-33; Ezekiel 34:17). As the...
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Designated as one of the ceremonially clean animals to be
eaten
De 14:4; with Le 11:1-8
-Used for food
Ge 27:9; 1Sa 16:20
-For the paschal feast
Ex 12:5; 2Ch 35:7
-As a sacrifice by Abraham
Ge 15:9
-By Gideon
Jud 6:19
-Manoah
Jud 13:19
-Milk of, used for food
Pr 27:27
-Hair of, used for clothing
Nu 31:20
-Pillows
1Sa 19:13
-Curta...
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got'-skinz (en aigeiois dermasin): Such skins are mentioned
only once (Heb 11:37), where the wearing of goatskins,
indicating extreme poverty, is referred to, by implication, as
the possible lot of the faithful Christian, even as it had
been of others. Ascetics of different religions, especially of
the Moslem sects, are frequently seen going a...
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And one kid of the goats [for] a sin offering; beside the
continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink
offering....
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got:
1. Names:
The common generic word for "goat" is `ez (compare Arabic
`anz, "she-goat"; aix), used often for "she-goat" (Gen 15:9;
Nu 15:27), also with gedhi, "kid," as gedhi `izzim, "kid of
the goats" (Gen 38:17), also with sa`ir, "he-goat," as se`ir
`izzim, "kid of the goats" or "he-goat," or translated
simply "kids," as in 1 Ki 20:27, "T...
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