CategoryBackground / Redemptive-History Event
Modern Equivalentdeparture from Egypt; deliverance event.
KJV Word TypeRedemptive-history event / biblical book title
DefinitionThe departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses’ leadership, a foundational event in Jewish and Christian theology.
Key Verses"And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt." (Exodus 11:1); "And the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried." (Exodus 2:23)
KJV Usage NoteRefers both to Israel’s departure from Egypt and to the biblical book that records God’s deliverance and covenant formation.
Common MisunderstandingIt is not only the title of a Bible book; it also names the deliverance event that shapes Israel’s covenant identity.
EtymologyFrom Greek exodos ("departure").