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By the early 1860s, the leading theory for the Pentateuch's composition was the old supplementary hypothesis. This theory held that the earliest portions, the so-called Book of Origins (containing Genesis 1 and most of the priestly laws in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers), was composed in the time of King Solomon by a priest or Levite.
The Ten Commandments (miniseries) The Ten Commandments (1923 film) The Ten Commandments (1945 film) The Ten Commandments (1956 film) The Ten Commandments (2007 film) The Ten Commandments: The Movie. Categories: Book of Exodus. Films based on the Hebrew Bible.
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. Its Hebrew title, Shemoth (“Names”), is from the book’s opening phrase, “These are the names ...
Paintings depicting figures from the Book of Exodus (1 C, 2 P) Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus) (6 P) Pages in category "Book of Exodus people"
Literature. Exodus (poem), an Old English retelling of the Biblical departure. Exodus (Uris novel), a 1958 novel by Leon Uris, based partly on the story of the Jewish refugee ship by that name. Exodus (Bertagna novel), a 2002 science fiction novel by Julie Bertagna. Exodus ( Starfire), a science fiction novel by Steve White and Shirley Meier.
Moses. Exodus, the liberation of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt in the 13th century bce, under the leadership of Moses; also, the Old Testament book of the same name. The English name of the book derives from the Septuagint (Greek) use of “exodus” to designate the deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage and their ...
Guide to the Book of. Exodus. Exodus is the second book of the Bible, and it picks up the biblical storyline right where Genesis left off. Abraham’s grandson Jacob and his family of seventy made their way down to Egypt, where Joseph, one of Jacob’s sons, had been elevated to second in command over Egypt. So the family lived and grew ...
