Exodus - Definition
exodus
n 1: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile
environment [syn: exodus, hegira, hejira]
2: the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure
of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God
gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on
Mount Sinai during the Exodus [syn: Exodus, Book of
Exodus]