he goat. a leaper of the goats. The acknowledged symbol of Greece, as the ram was of Persia (see Daniel 8:3), because the first colony was directed by an oracle to take. goat for. guide and build. city, which they did, and called it Egeae (from Aix. a goat). Figures of. goat are found to-day on ancient Macedonian monuments.
from the west. Hebrew. ma'rab. Not the place of origin, but the direction from it. In Daniel 8:4 the Hebrew. to the west.
on. over.
notable. conspicuous.