The word in Scripture

Goat in the Bible

The word goat appears 35 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A goat was offered in sacrifice and pictures the sin-bearer sent away. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What goat means in the Bible

A goat was offered in sacrifice and pictures the sin-bearer sent away.

Where the word goat appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word goat appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”Genesis 15:9

“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.”Leviticus 7:23

“And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.”Leviticus 16:9

“And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.”Numbers 15:27

“And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.”Numbers 29:22

“The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.”Deuteronomy 14:5

“A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.”Proverbs 30:31

“And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.”Daniel 8:21