EXPLORER’S BIBLE STUDY EARLY HISTORY OF ISRAEL The Book of Exodus Name The Hebrew-speaking Jews gave this book the title “Exodus” (Ve-eleh shemoth), “Now these are the names.” Exodus means “departure” or “outgoing.” This name is appropriate as it gives us the history of the departure of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. Who Wrote the Book of Exodus? Jewish tradition ascribes to Moses the authorship of the first five books of the Bible,
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