The scapegoat was for collecting the sins of the group onto one thing ( animal ) and casting it out of the village. Leviticus 16:9... this is where the term com

The scapegoat was for collecting the sins of the group onto one thing ( animal ) and casting it out of the village. Leviticus 16:9... this is where the term comes from and way predates 1978. There is another goat which is sacrificed immediately as well. http://biblehub.com/leviticus/16-10.htm http://biblehub.com/leviticus/16-10.htm