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- DictionaryEx·o·dus/ˈeksədəs/
noun
- 1. a mass departure of people, especially emigrants: "the annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to Florida"
EXODUS meaning: 1. the movement of a lot of people from a place: 2. the second book of the Bible telling of Moses…. Learn more.
noun. the act or an instance of going out. Exodus. The second book of the Old Testament; it tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt (see also Egypt ), made possible by the ten plagues of Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea.
The Exodus (Hebrew: יציאת מצרים, Yəṣīʾat Mīṣrayīm: lit. ' Departure from Egypt ') is the founding myth of the Israelites whose narrative is spread over four of the five books of the Pentateuch (specifically, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy).
Feb 7, 2024 · Updated Feb 07, 2024. An exodus is a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people. It is most commonly used in the context of Scripture, meaning the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses.
Aug 5, 2016 · “The exodus is simultaneously the escape of the Israelites from Egypt, and the events surrounding the exodus, like entering the Promised Land.” What is clear is that, in the Old Testament, the exodus is bound up with at least two huge controlling themes.
Bible Book List. Font Size. The Book of Exodus. The second book of the Pentateuch is called Exodus, from the Greek word for “departure,” because its central event was understood by the Septuagint’s translators to be the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.
Exodus (in the Greek, Latin, and English versions) means “a going out,” referring to the seminal event of the liberation of Israel from Egyptian bondage through the wondrous acts and power of God. The book celebrates and memorializes this great saving event in song and story and also the awesome revelation and covenant at Mt. Sinai.
