The literal origin of the scapegoatHow a biblical desert tradition shaped modern blame
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History of PhrasesDiscover the historical roots of a common workplace idiom. During Yom Kippur, high priests would symbolically transfer a community's wrongdoings onto a live animal before casting it into the wilderness. William Tyndale coined a specific term for this practice in 1530, transforming a physical act of banishment into a timeless metaphor for unfair accusation.
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