from ἐξ, _out_, and ὁδὸς, _a way_, the name of the second book
of Moses, and is so called in the Greek version because it relates to
the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt. It comprehends the history
of about a hundred and forty-five years; and the principal events
contained in it are, the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt, and their
miraculous deliverance by the hand of Moses; their entrance into the
wilderness of Sinai; the promulgation of the law, and the building of
the tabernacle. See PENTATEUCH.
of Moses, and is so called in the Greek version because it relates to
the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt. It comprehends the history
of about a hundred and forty-five years; and the principal events
contained in it are, the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt, and their
miraculous deliverance by the hand of Moses; their entrance into the
wilderness of Sinai; the promulgation of the law, and the building of
the tabernacle. See PENTATEUCH.