extraction.leviticus.day_of_atonement_scapegoat
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record_id: extraction.leviticus.day_of_atonement_scapegoat
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/leviticus.md
passage_locator:
label: Leviticus 16:7-10, 20-22, 29-34
translation: World English Bible Classic
notes: Initial hand-curated seed extraction.
canonical_text:
quote: Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats... The goat shall carry all their
iniquities on himself to a solitary land.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Two goats are set before Yahweh at the Tent of Meeting.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Lots distinguish the goat for Yahweh and the scapegoat.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Aaron confesses Israel's iniquities over the live goat.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The live goat is sent into the wilderness carrying the iniquities.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: The rite is connected to an annual day of atonement and cleansing.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Aaron
description: Priest who casts lots, confesses, and performs the rite.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Yahweh
description: ''
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: children of Israel
description: Community for whom atonement is made.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: scapegoat
literal_form: scapegoat
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: lots
literal_form: lots
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: wilderness
literal_form: wilderness
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: atonement_day
literal_form: day of atonement
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Leviticus 16:7-10, 20-22, 29-34
summary: Lots separate two goats; one live goat receives confessed iniquities and
is sent into the wilderness during the annual atonement rite.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: scapegoat
taxonomy_refs:
- scapegoat
basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:2
label: ritual_transfer
taxonomy_refs:
- ritual_transfer
basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:3
label: annual_purification
taxonomy_refs:
- annual_purification
basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage links communal atonement with a ritual transfer of iniquities
onto a live animal sent away.
claim_level: same_motif
target: pattern atlas
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: Initial corpus-internal claim only; not a cross-cultural conclusion.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: Leviticus 16:7-10, 20-22, 29-34
quote_or_summary: Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats... The goat shall carry
all their iniquities on himself to a solitary land.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/leviticus.md
rights_note: Public-domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: Seed extraction for testing the repository workflow.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Needs scholarly/human review before being treated as final.
extracted_by: Codex
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: Initial data seed for Leviticus.