Exodus

Exodus is the second book of the Torah (the five books of Moses) and also the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) and Christian Old Testament. In a non-literary sense, the Exodus was the departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses. As a result of this meaning the term "an exodus" has come to mean a departure of a great number of people.

Related Topics:
Torah - Moses - Tanakh - Hebrew Bible - Old Testament - The Exodus - Hebrew - Slave - Egypt - Leadership

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Jews call the book by its first words Ve-eleh shemoth (i.e., "and these are the names") or simply "Shemoth" שמות.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Septuagint designates the second book of the Pentateuch as "Exodus", meaning "departure" or "out-going". The Latin translation adopted the name, which thence passed into other languages.

Related Topics:
Septuagint - Pentateuch - Latin

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~