I know that back in the day, goats were said to whisper lewd things into the ears of priests (because goats are a naturally horny animal and often blabber to attract ladies). But whenever I see depictions of the devil or demons, they usually have cloven hooves or a goats head?
Does anyone know why this is or where it comes from?
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For people from the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christian, Islam) there is a strange (to us) part of the Old Testament In Leviticus 17:7 (NASB)
> And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to the **goat demons** with which they play the prostitute. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations.”’
In the [original language, Leviticus 17](https://biblehub.com/interlinear/leviticus/17.htm) uses the word sa’iyr ( שָׂעִיר ) which is sometimes translated “goat demon”, or “hairy man” or “male goat” [look here](https://biblehub.com/hebrew/8163.htm)
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