Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt


The legendary prophet Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and freed them from slavery. The liberated Israelites then wandered in the desert for 40 years before being allowed to enter the promised land. The Israelite's exodus from Egypt and their ensuing struggles and wanderings are told in the books Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy of the Torah and the Old Testament. The following documents include excerpts from the Bible and modern explanations of important events in the history of the Israelites.
Titles

 MOSES THE STORY OF MOSES, THE LEADER OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE (Hendrik Willem Van Loon)

 Exodus, Chapter 1

 Exodus, Chapter 2

 Exodus, Chapter 3

 Exodus, Chapter 4

 Exodus, Chapter 5

 Exodus, Chapter 6

 Exodus, Chapter 7

 Exodus, Chapter 8

 Exodus, Chapter 9

 Exodus, Chapter 10

 Exodus, Chapter 11

 Exodus, Chapter 12

 Exodus, Chapter 13

 Exodus, Chapter 14

 Exodus, Chapter 15

 Exodus, Chapter 16

 Exodus, Chapter 17

 Exodus, Chapter 18

 Exodus, Chapter 19

 Exodus, Chapter 20

 THE BIRTH OF MOSES (Louis Ginzberg)

 MOSES RESCUED FROM THE WATER (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE INFANCY OF MOSES (Louis Ginzberg)

 MOSES RESCUED BY GABRIEL (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE YOUTH OF MOSES (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE FLIGHT (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE KING OF ETHIOPIA (Louis Ginzberg)

 JETHRO (Louis Ginzberg)

 MOSES MARRIES ZIPPORAH (Louis Ginzberg)

 A BLOODY REMEDY (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE FAITHFUL SHEPHERD (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE BURNING THORN-BUSH (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE ASCENSION OF MOSES (Louis Ginzberg)

 MOSES VISITS PARADISE AND HELL (Louis Ginzberg)

 MOSES DECLINES THE MISSION (Louis Ginzberg)

 MOSES PUNISHED FOR HIS STUBBORNNESS (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE RETURN TO EGYPT (Louis Ginzberg)

 MOSES AND AARON BEFORE PHARAOH (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE SUFFERING INCREASES (Louis Ginzberg)

 MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE PLAGUES BROUGHT THROUGH AARON (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE PLAGUES BROUGHT THROUGH MOSES (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE FIRST PASSOVER (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE SMITING OF THE FIRST-BORN (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE REDEMPTION OF ISRAEL FROM EGYPTIAN BONDAGE (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE EXODUS (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE LONG ROUTE (Louis Ginzberg)

 PHARAOH PURSUES THE HEBREWS (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE SEA DIVIDED (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE PASSAGE THROUGH THE RED SEA (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE DESTRUCTION OF THE EGYPTIANS (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE SONG AT THE SEA (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE HEAVENLY FOOD (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE AWFUL DESERT (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE GATHERING OF THE MANNA (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE FIRST COMMANDMENT (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE OTHER COMMANDMENTS REVEALED ON SINAI (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE REVELATION ON MOUNT SINAI (Louis Ginzberg)

 THE UNITY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Louis Ginzberg)