Exodus


 * ''This article is about the book in the Bible having this name. For the major event that this book describes (among other events), see Exodus of the Israelites.

The Book of Exodus ("Name means::departure") or Shemot ("names") is the second book of the Bible. It gives the description of the great Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, the basis and manner of celebration of Passover, the first listing of the Ten Commandments, and a complete description of the Tabernacle that the Israelites used for four hundred eighty years, until Solomon finally built the first permanent structure, the Temple of Jerusalem, for worship of God.

Timeline
It is now thought that the Israelite Oppression occurred during the 12th dynasty. Moses was born towards the end of the 12th dynasty during the reign of Amenemhet III. The Exodus of the Israelites most likely occurred towards the end of the 13th dynasty when Neferhotep was the Pharaoh, 430 years after the Israelites first came to Egypt.