Exodus (ἔξοδος) is the Greek
title given to the second book of the Bible, as well as to the second of
the five books of the Pentateuch or Torah. Exodus means ‘departure’ and
the book recounts the escape of the Hebrew people from their bondage in
Egypt led by Moses, who leads them through the wilderness to Mount
Sinai, where God gives them the Ten Commandments and their laws, and
enters into a covenant with the Jewish people, by which he will give
them the land of Canaan in return for their faithfulness. The book ends
with the construction of the Tabernacle.
According to tradition and like the other four
books of the Torah, Exodus was written by Moses, although many believe
that the book had multiple authors. In Hebrew it is known as Sh'moth (שְׁמֹות),
meaning ‘names’, but also ‘fate’ and ‘death’, and is named after the
second word of the Hebrew text, which is in line with the other four
books of the Torah.
Exodus Chapter 1;
2;
3;
4;
5;
6;
7;
8;
9;
10;
11;
12;
13;
14;
15;
16;
17;
18;
19;
20;
21;
22;
23;
24;
25;
26;
27;
28;
29;
30;
31;
32;
33;
34;
35;
36;
37;
38;
39;
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