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Exodus

Exodus

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The second book of the Bible about the people of Israel leaving Egypt and getting the Ten Commandments
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɛksədəs/
  • Literature
translation icon : Éxodo
  • And it says in the Bible, in Genesis and Exodus, that all the high priests in the Bible are the descendants of Aaron, the brother of Moses.
  • the Book of Exodus
  • Exodus story
  • Exodus narrative

So when asked, did the Exodus really happen, Peterson says it's still happening.

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Examples

  • Exodus 20:13 "Thou Shall not kill."

  • That's what the book of Exodus is centered around.

  • How about Exodus 20: 14?

  • It's the story of the Exodus.

  • It's exactly as described in Exodus, Chapter 28.

  • In times of despair, they repeated the story of Exodus and took hope.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Please open your Bibles to Exodus.

  • However, some guidance for the wilderness can be gleaned from the Exodus experience.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And Christian slaves appropriated the story of Exodus as prefiguring their own history of bondage and future deliverance.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In the book of Exodus, Moses leads the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.

Synonyms

Book of Exodus
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The second Bible book telling how Moses led Israelites out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments

is the general term that names it simply as part of the Bible

Compounds

The second Bible book telling how Moses led Israelites out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word Exodus comes from the Greek exodos, from ex- 'out' and hodos 'way', like the English word exit which means a 'way out'. So Exodus became the name of the Bible book about the Israelites' big 'departure' from Egypt, and the word now means any large 'departure' or mass leaving.