8 Ancient Scapegoat Rituals Before the Bible

Ancient scapegoat rituals didn’t begin with Leviticus. Across the ancient Near East, live goats, birds, frogs, mice, and more carried away impurity, disease, evil, and sin from people, temples, and entire communities. In this video we explore 8 ancient scapegoat rituals from ancient Syria, Mesopotamia, the Hittite Empire, Assyria, Ugarit, and the Hebrew Bible — including the rituals of Leviticus 14 and the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16. With some fascinating parallels - a red thread - the words kippur, kuppuru, kapparu - transferring defilement onto a live animal - a gift for a malevolent diety Bibliography: www.encyclopedia.com/literature-and-arts/classical-literature-mythology-and-folklore/folklore-and-mythology/scapegoat?utm_source=chatgpt.com Dr.Noga Ayali-Darshan https://www.thetorah.com/article/scapegoat-the-origins-of-the-crimson-thread THE HITTITES, A History from Beginning to End; by HOURLY HISTORY Mark Scarlata, The Theology of the Book of Leviticus The The word kippur, atone, or wipe. Scarlata: “The Hebrew root k-p-r in the Piel stem (kipper) is often translated as " atone" or " expiate. " Both Levine and Milgrom argue for the historical connection of the Hebrew with the Akkadian kapāru (" to wipe off ") or kuppuru (" cleanse ritually, "" rub off").” #Bible #Leviticus #Scapegoat #AncientHistory #YomKippur #Azazel #AncientNearEast #BiblicalStudies #OldTestament #documentary