Ellen G. White Writings

161 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Scapegoat.1 (Matthew G. Easton)

Scapegoat

162 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Scapegoat.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… the scapegoat, laying Israel’s guilt upon it, and then sent it away, the goat bearing “upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited.”

163 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Scapegoat.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

… the scapegoat returned to Jerusalem after being set free, which was considered such an evil omen that its recurrence was prevented for the future by the …

164 Etymology dictionary, p. scapegoat (n.).1

scapegoat (n.)

165 Etymology dictionary, p. scapegrace (n.).2

"man of reckless or disorderly habits," 1732, from scape (v.) + grace (n.); as if it meant "one who escapes the grace of God." Possibly influenced by scapegoat .

166 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Apostolic Age.6

… convenient scapegoat for Nero after the burning of Rome. It is uncertain how far his persecution spread or how far persecutions occurred from his time until …

167 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Azazel.2

Azazel - a-za'-zel `aza'zel apopompaios; the King James Version Scapegoat, the Revised Version, margin "removal"):

168 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Gesture.2

… the scapegoat and sin offering as denoting the transference of sin; on the burnt offering, perhaps as representing the offerer ( Leviticus 1:4; 16:21 ). The hands …

169 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Nero.33

… as scapegoats. Some regard the conclusion of the paragraph as a contradiction to this--"though guilty and deserving the severest punishment" (adversus sontes …

170 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Nero.34

… as scapegoats? Why not the Jews, who were both numerous and had already offended the Roman government and had been banished in great numbers? Or why not the …

171 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Persecution.52

… the scapegoats which he thought he needed. Tacitus (Annals xv.44) relates all that occurred at that time, and what he says is most interesting, as being one of …

172 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Roman Empire and Christianity, 2.19

… the scapegoats. If famine, drought, pestilence, earthquake or any other public calamity threatened, the cry was raised "the Christians to the lions" (see NERO …

173 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Roman Empire and Christianity, 2.32

… as scapegoats to serve Nero and his minion Tigellinus. The origin of the first persecution was thus purely accidental--in order to remove suspicion from …

174 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sacrifice, in the Old Testament, 3.19

… the scapegoat, and that the goat carries this guilt away to the desert. Its blood is not shed, it is wholly unclean, and the man leading it away is unclean. This …

175 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Atonement The day of.4 (William Smith)

… the scapegoat. After various sacrifices and ceremonies the goat upon which the lot “ For Jehovah ” had fallen was slain and the high priest sprinkled its blood …

176 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Atonement The day of.6 (William Smith)

… . The scapegoat. The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews 9:7-25, teaches us to apply the first two particulars. The high priest himself, with his person …

177 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Scapegoat.1 (William Smith)