QUOTE : Eleazer took two goats and threw lots. Caleb explained, “Now, he decides which goat will be sacrificed to Yahweh on behalf of Israel. He follows the same procedures as he did for himself with the blood of the chosen goat to propitiate for the sins of the people.” Eleazer slew the goat at the altar. But what happened next fascinated Caleb the most. The second goat was kept alive. Eleazer took his bloody hands and placed them onto the live goat’s head. Caleb said, “He confesses the sins of Israel as a ritual means of transferring them onto the goat.” Another priest then led the goat out of the tabernacle and away from the camp. Caleb commented, “He is sending the scapegoat into the wilderness to send it to Azazel.