ings ▁are ▁still ▁disput ed ▁today . ▁ ▁An cient ▁J uda ism ▁ ▁The ▁sc ap ego at ▁was ▁a ▁go at ▁that ▁was ▁designated ▁() ▁la - ' aza ' ze yl ; ▁" for ▁absolute ▁removal " ▁( for ▁symbol ic ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁people ' s ▁s ins ▁with ▁the ▁literal ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁go at ), ▁and ▁out cast ▁in ▁the ▁desert ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cer emon ies ▁of ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁A ton ement , ▁that ▁began ▁during ▁the ▁Ex od us ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁Tab ern acle ▁and ▁continued ▁through ▁the ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁tem ples ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁Once ▁a ▁year , ▁on ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur , ▁the ▁C ohen ▁G ad ol ▁sacrific ed ▁a ▁b ull ▁as ▁a ▁sin ▁offering ▁to ▁at one ▁for ▁s ins ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁committed ▁un int ention ally ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁Sub sequently ▁he ▁took ▁two ▁go ats ▁and ▁presented ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁door ▁of ▁the ▁tab ern acle . ▁Two ▁go ats ▁were ▁chosen ▁by ▁lot : ▁one ▁to ▁be ▁" for ▁Y H WH ", ▁which ▁was ▁offered ▁as ▁a ▁blood ▁sacrifice , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁sc ap ego at ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁away ▁into ▁the ▁w ilder ness . ▁The ▁blood ▁of ▁the ▁s lain ▁go at ▁was ▁taken ▁into ▁the ▁Holy ▁of ▁Hol ies ▁behind ▁the ▁sacred ▁ve il ▁and ▁spr ink led ▁on ▁the ▁mer cy ▁seat , ▁the ▁lid ▁of ▁the ▁ar k