Exodus

Old Testament · Pentateuch · 40 chapters

Israel is freed from slavery in Egypt, crosses the sea, receives the Ten Commandments at Sinai and builds the tabernacle where God dwells among the people.

Context

Genre

Liberation narrative and law

Authorship

Traditionally attributed to MosesIts composition is widely discussed.

Setting

Egypt, wilderness, and Sinai

Original language

Hebrew

In the original

יָצָאyatsa — go out

Related texts

Genesis 15 · promise of departureDeuteronomy 5 · commandments retold

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