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The Book of Exodus (from Ancient Greek: Ἔξοδος, romanized: Éxodos; Biblical Hebrew: שְׁמוֹת Šəmōṯ, 'Names'; Latin: Liber Exodus) is the second book of the Bible. It is a narrative of the Exodus , the origin myth of the Israelites leaving slavery in Biblical Egypt through the strength of their deity named Yahweh , who ...
- Sources and Parallels of The Exodus
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The Exodus (Hebrew: יציאת מצרים, Yəṣīʾat Mīṣrayīm: lit. '...
- Sources and Parallels of The Exodus
- Exodus 1-4: Israel’s Enslavement Under Pharaoh. The new Pharaoh, however, does not see Israel as a blessing. He thinks this growing Israelite immigrant group is a threat to his power.
- Exodus 5-15: The Ten Plagues and Pharaoh’s Hardening Heart. The confrontation between God and Pharaoh is the major focus in this narrative, but what does it mean that God will harden his heart?
- Exodus 16-18: Grumbling in the Wilderness. After the people sing their song, the story takes a surprising turn. The Israelites trek through the wilderness on their way to Mount Sinai and get really hungry and thirsty.
- Exodus 19-31: The Covenant at Sinai. The second half of the book of Exodus picks up right as Moses leads Israel to the foot of Mount Sinai (Exod. 19), where God invites the nation to enter into a covenant relationship.
- TITLE: A. In Hebrew the name of the book is taken from the first two words in the book twmv hlaw (these are the names). Sometimes it is shortened to simply names (twmv).
- DATE OF THE EXODUS 1446 BC. A. This date emphasizes the literal interpretation of the biblical numbers in Exodus 12:40 (Now the time that the sons of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years), Judges 11:26 (While Israel lived in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, three hundred years, why did you not recover them within that time?)
- PHARAOH OF THE EXODUS: A. Rameses II: 1. Scholars who hold to a late date of the Exodus (c. 1290-1225 BC) identify Rameses II (c. 1304-1237) as the Pharaoh of the Exodus.
- ROUTE OF THE EXODUS. A. Two Basic Views: 1. The Northern View: The Exodus took place at a lagoon bordering the Mediterranean Sea 2. The Southern (Central) View: The Exodus took place south of Succoth near Lake Balah or Lake Timsah.
Exodus (meaning: "mass migration or exiting of a people from an area") is the second book of the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible. The major events of the book concern the calling of the prophet Moses as well as the departure of the Israelites from Egypt . Contents. 1 Summary. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Background. 1.3 The birth, exile, and call of Moses.
Exodus. Exodus is the second book in the Torah. Exodus in Hebrew is called Shemot, which means 'names.'. Exodus means 'going out' in Latin. It is about how the Hebrew people were led out of Egypt by God. Moses, their leader, hears God's words and then tells the Israelites.
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