Exodus

Exodus is the second book of the Torah, the Tanakh, and the Old Testament. In Hebrew, it is called Shemot (שְׁמוֹת), based on its first words Ve-eleh shemot (Hebrew: ואלה שמות) (i.e., "And these are the names"). The Septuagint designates the second book of the Pentateuch as "Exodus" (Greek: Ἔξοδος), meaning "departure" or "out-going". The Latin translation adopted the name, which passed into other languages. The major events of the book concern the Exodus, a departure of Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.