exodus

Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, and a Bad Accent.

Moses's brother helped lead the Israelites to freedom.

The cherub is a type of angel that is a staple of the Bible and later Jewish literature, but probably didn’t originally look like a rosy-cheeked, bare-bottomed baby with wings.

Moses's sister led the Israelite women in dance out of Egypt.

Moses's wife was a Midianite.

A portable sanctuary in the wilderness.

This lengthy section of the Passover seder tells the story of the Exodus from Egypt.

As commonly understood, this biblical narrative condemns the first violation of the prohibition against idolatry--but it's not that simple.

The book of Exodus tells the tale of Israel's liberation and birth, and of the beginning of God's covenanted nation.

Two main social structures competed in ancient Israel. The people were united under the monarchy, which organized the state for administrative and taxation purposes. At the same time, the Israelites held fast to their tribal associations.