What happened to the scapegoat on the Day of Atonement?
On the Day of Atonement, Aaron the high priest brought three animals. After sprinkling blood for his own sin and for Israel's sins, he symbolically laid his hand on the head of the goat called the scapegoat, and it was taken out into the wilderness.
Les explains that on the Day of Atonement, Aaron the high priest had to bring three animals. He killed one and made his way into the Holy of Holies to sprinkle the blood on the mercy seat, first for his own sin. Then he took the blood of the second animal and sprinkled it for the sins of Israel. After that, he would go back and symbolically lay his hand on the head of the goat called the scapegoat, and it was taken out into the wilderness. This took place in the tabernacle, which had two rooms, with the Ark of the Covenant and mercy seat in the Holy of Holies.