Book of Exodus

The second book of the Bible recounts Israel’s departure from Egypt, covenant with God at Sinai, and construction of the Tabernacle.

Ten Plagues: A sequence of disasters in Exodus that leads Pharaoh to release the Israelites. They escalate the conflict between Moses and Pharaoh before the departure from Egypt.
Moses: A prophet and leader who, in the Bible, leads the Israelites out of Egypt and receives the law at Sinai. His confrontations, speeches, and mediation bind the book’s major episodes together.
Torah: The first five books of the Hebrew Bible, also called the Pentateuch. Exodus is the Torah’s second book and participates in its larger narrative and legal sequence.
Passover Seder: A Jewish ritual meal held on Passover that retells the Exodus story through readings, foods, and symbols. Its ritual narration renews the book’s account of liberation within Jewish family life.
Passover: A Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ deliverance from Egypt. Exodus links the first Passover meal to the final plague and the Israelites’ escape.
Exodus from Egypt: The biblical account of the Israelites’ departure from Egypt under Moses’ leadership. This deliverance is the event that enables the covenant journey toward Sinai.
Documentary Hypothesis: A scholarly model explaining the Pentateuch as a combination of distinct written sources. It offers one influential account of the textual layers scholars identify in Exodus.
Exodus motif: A recurring narrative pattern in which a people is delivered from oppression and led toward freedom. The book’s story became a template for later accounts of collective deliverance.
Crossing of the Red Sea: The biblical episode in which the Israelites cross a sea while escaping Pharaoh’s forces. It marks the climax of the escape narrative and the destruction of the pursuing army.
Ten Commandments: A set of foundational divine commands given to Israel in the biblical accounts of Sinai. They stand at the center of the covenant instruction in Exodus.

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