Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

GOAT

• Designated as one of the ceremonially clean animals to be eaten Dt. 14:4; with Lev. 11:1-8
• Used for food Gen. 27:9; 1 Sam. 16:20
• For the paschal feast Ex. 12:5; 2 Chr. 35:7
• As a sacrifice by Abraham Gen. 15:9
  • By Gideon Judg. 6:19
  • Manoah Judg. 13:19
• Milk of, used for food Pr. 27:27
• Hair of, used for clothing Num. 31:20
  • Pillows 1 Sam. 19:13
  • Curtains of the tabernacle Ex. 26:7, 35:23, 36:14
  • Used for tents
    • See TABERNACLES
• Regulations of Mosaic law required that a baby goat should not be killed for food before it was eight days old Lev. 22:27
  • Nor seethed in its mother's milk Ex. 23:19
• Numerous Dt. 32:14; Song 4:1, 6:5; 1 Sam. 25:2; 2 Chr. 17:11
• Wild, in Palestine 1 Sam. 24:2; Ps. 104:18