Book 2 of 66 · Old Testament · The Law
Exodus
Exodus is the 2nd book of the Bible and the 2nd of the 39 books of the Old Testament. It belongs to the The Law section (Pentateuch) and has 40 chapters.
- Book number
- 2 of 66
- Testament
- Old Testament (2 of 39)
- Section
- The Law
- Group
- Pentateuch
- Chapters
- 40
- Abbreviation
- Exo
- Comes after
- Genesis
- Comes before
- Leviticus
About Exodus
Exodus tells how God rescued Israel from slavery in Egypt through Moses and the ten plagues, parted the Red Sea, and gave the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. The second half describes the building of the tabernacle.
Where is Exodus in the Bible?
Open a Bible near the front: Exodus is book 2 of 66, right after Genesis and just before Leviticus. In the Old Testament it is number 2 of 39, in the The Law section (also called the Pentateuch or the Torah).
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