Book of Exodus

Book of Exodus
noun
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
Syn: ↑Exodus
Instance Hypernyms: ↑book
Part Holonyms: ↑Torah, ↑Pentateuch, ↑Laws, ↑Old Testament

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