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A going out; particularly (the Exodus), the going out or journey of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses; and hence, any large migration from a place.

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The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.

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The exit or escape of Israel from Egyptian captivity, recounted in the book of the same name. The book in its final form dates eight centuries after the events it describes (story date 1280 BCE; discourse date 400s BCE) and was compiled from several sources, all of which factors complicate the historical reliability of the account. Regardless of its historical reliability, however, it was a fundamental text for the Dead Sea Scrolls communities, who viewed themselves as the faithful Israel just escaped to the wilderness to receive and observe Torah.

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A mass movement of people from an area or country. It often refers to the alleged departure of Hebrews from slavery in Egypt, variously dated as 1440 to 1290 BCE. " Exodus" is the name of the second book in the Pentateuch -- the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures.

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The escape of the ancient Hebrews from Egypt, led by Moses, in the 13th century BCE. Also, the book of the Torah which describes this escape. The Exodus is one of the most formative myths of Judaism.

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a coming forth; the story told in the second book of the Bible. In particular, the act of God, through the leadership of Moses, liberating the Israelites from slavery in Egypt (ca. 1250 BCE) and drawing them forth into the Promised Land.

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The departure of Hebrew slaves from bondage in Egypt, under the leadership of Moses, and their eventual settlement in Canaan, i.e. Palestine.

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the process and organization of the mass participant departure from the playa at the end of the event.

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the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

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The exit or escape of Israel from Egyptian captivity, recounted in the book of the same name. The book in its final form dates eight centuries after the events it describes ( story date 1280 B.C.E.; discourse date 400s B.C.E.) and was compiled from several sources, all of which factors complicate the historical reliability of the account. CSB Map #2 depicts the route(s) of the escape based on the Exodus account.

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A book of the Old Testament that describes the liberation of several hundred thousand Israelite slaves in Egypt after a series of plagues. The liberated slaves went on to live in the desert for 40 years. The fact that Egyptian records from that time fail to mention any plagues, nor the loss of the Pharaoh's army, and the lack of archeologic evidence of people wandering in the desert are not enough to convince "true believers" that they are believing a myth.

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(from Greek for "to exit, go out") The term refers to the event of the Israelites leaving Egypt and to the biblical book that tells of that event, the second book of the Torah; the release from Egyptian captivity and the exodus from Egypt were led by Moses, probably in the thirteenth century B.C.E. See Passover. See Biblical Story, Chapter 3.

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Exodus is the second book of the Torah, the Tanakh, and the Old Testament. The major events of the book concern the Exodus, a departure of Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.