A scapegoat is a term that is used to describe a person who is made to take on the blame for someone elses misdeeds. An example sentence using the word would be " John was made a scapegoat for the mistake Mary made at work."
In The Bible, the "scapegoat" [as it appears in the KJV] is the "aza'zel;" or the "goat of departure."
It's found in Leviticus 16, in the observance of the one commanded annual "day of fasting" of God's people: the Day of Atonement.
Its yearly observance follows the "Feast of Trumpets."
When the high priest comes back out from the Most Holy Place the "second goat" [the aza'zel; scapegoat] is grabbed and held by a "strong man" The returned high priest lays all the sins of the people upon the head of the aza'zel goat [scapegoat].
Notice, that the scapegoat isn't killed. "...the goat shall bear upon him ALL THEIR INIQUITIES unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let the goat go in the wilderness." (Lev.16:22)
The Literal Bible says: "...And he will send the goat into the desert."
"The desert": "midbar" "in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs): KJV-- desert, south, speech, wilderness." (Strong's Definitions)
Following the annual Day of Atonement comes the "Feast of Tabernacles"
Man's "Atonement": At One-ment with God.
Jews
No, actually he was a pretty lousy scapegoat. Scapegoats are not supposed to be really guilty, as he clearly and obviously was.
He needed a scapegoat
Admiral Husband Kimmel
Hitler used the Jews as a SCAPEGOAT for Germany's problems.
Such a person is a scapegoat.
He is your scapegoat. They have a scapegoating problem.
Hitler used the Jews as his scapegoat.
Scapegoat Wilderness was created in 1972.
Scapegoat - band - was created in 1999.
The Scapegoat - novel - was created in 1957.
The cast of The Scapegoat - 1912 includes: Tom Mix as Tom Mason, the Scapegoat
The cast of The Scapegoat - 1914 includes: Tom Mix as Tom Jackson, the Scapegoat
You are blaming the supplier, a convenient scapegoat.
Scapegoat is a noun, a person made to take the blame.
The Scapegoat - novel - has 368 pages.
=I am a scapegoat person because i am carrying the blame for others .=