Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Goat
Morrish Bible Dictionary
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The well-known animal, regarded as clean under the Levitical economy, and having a large place in the sacrifices. Goats formed an important item in the property of the patriarchs. In Daniel's prophecy of the kingdoms, that of Greece was comparedto a 'rough he goat,' but with a notable horn between his eyes. Daniel 8:5,8,21 . The goats, in the sessional judgement of the living nations, represent the lost, in contrast to the saved, who are compared to sheep. Matthew 25:32,33 . THE WILD GOATSwere larger animals and lived on the mountains. 1 Samuel 24:2; Job 39:1; Psalm 104:18 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Goat'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/g/goat.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Goat'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/g/goat.html. 1897.
