The Routledge Dictionary of Judaism
The second book of the Five Books of Moses (Pentateuch). Exodus tells the story of the Egyptian bondage and the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and their journey to Mount SINAI, led by Moses (chaps.
1–18). The second half records the covenant between ISRAEL and God at SINAI and sets out the laws that would order Israel’s life, with extensive attention (chaps. 29–40) to the building of the altar of the tabernacle in the wilderness, where God would be worshipped through animal offerings, and the dedication of the priesthood to divine service.
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