For instance, after Abraham had demonstrated that he was willing to offer his son Isaac, he was told not to harm Isaac and was provided with a ram, or male sheep, as a substitute.
बायबलच्या काळात, पापांची क्षमा होण्यासाठी व देवासोबत नातेसंबंध जोडण्यासाठी मेंढरांच्या बलिदानाला खूप महत्त्व होते.