Book of Exodus

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The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, narrating the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt under Moses and the establishment of their covenant with God.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Book of the Bible
Old Testament book
Torah
canonicalDivision Torah
surface form: Pentateuch

Torah
centralDeity God
surface form: YHWH
centralFigure Moses
containsNarrativeOf Book of Exodus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Exodus from Egypt

Israelites' slavery in Egypt
Passover
birth of Moses
call of Moses at the burning bush
construction of the Tabernacle
crossing of the Red Sea
giving of the Ten Commandments
golden calf incident
journey in the wilderness
ten plagues of Egypt
theophany at Mount Sinai
followedBy Book of Leviticus
follows Book of Genesis
genre narrative
religious law
theological history
influenced Christian theology
Jewish theology
Western art
Western literature
liberation theology
political discourse on freedom
language Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalUse Christian lectionary
Jewish synagogue lectionary
Passover readings
partOf Bible
surface form: Christian Old Testament

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
positionInCanon 2
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
Samaritanism
significantLawSection Covenant Code
Decalogue
theme covenant between God and Israel
divine presence
identity of Israel as God's people
law and commandments
liberation from slavery
traditionalAuthorship Moses

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Tanchuma containsInterpretationOf Book of Exodus
cherubim appearsIn Book of Exodus
subject surface form: Cherubim
Reuel mentionedIn Book of Exodus
Exodus 3 partOf Book of Exodus
Exodus 18 partOf Book of Exodus
The Life of Moses basedOn Book of Exodus
Moses und Aron textSource Book of Exodus
Exodus and Revolution mainSubject Book of Exodus
The Finding of Moses basedOn Book of Exodus
subject surface form: The Finding of Moses (Charles de La Fosse)
Merari mentionedIn Book of Exodus
House of Jacob scripturalBookMention Book of Exodus
Hivites mentionedInBook Book of Exodus
Exodus 25 partOf Book of Exodus
Aaron and his sons describedIn Book of Exodus
Matan Torah describedIn Book of Exodus
Song of the Sea partOf Book of Exodus
Hebrew term "Yam Suf" mentionedIn Book of Exodus
subject surface form: Yam Suf
Izhar mentionedIn Book of Exodus
Merarites mentionedIn Book of Exodus
Aaronites scripturalBasis Book of Exodus
Exodus 37 partOf Book of Exodus
Gershon mentionedIn Book of Exodus