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Exodus

Old Testament · Pentateuch

Israel's enslavement in Egypt, deliverance through Moses, and covenant formation at Sinai.

Testament

Old Testament

Chapter Coverage

Processed chapters from Exodus, with a short summary plus themes and links to related people, places, and objects in the encyclopedia.

Chapter 1

Israel multiplies in Egypt after Joseph's generation dies. A new Pharaoh who never knew Joseph enslaves them to build Pithom and Rameses; the Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah defy his order to kill newborn boys, and Pharaoh finally commands that every boy be thrown into the river.

Theme	Key figures & entries
Sons of Jacob in Egypt; Joseph's generation dies	Jacob Joseph Israelites Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Egypt
Israel multiplies; new Pharaoh fears them	Israelites Pharaoh Joseph Egypt
Forced labour: store-cities of Pithom and Rameses	Israelites Egyptians Pharaoh Pithom Rameses clay bricks field
Shiphrah and Puah defy Pharaoh; boys cast into the river	Shiphrah Puah Hebrews Pharaoh Nile

Chapter 2

A Levite couple hide their newborn son among the reeds; Pharaoh's daughter draws him out, names him Moses, and raises him. Grown, Moses kills an Egyptian, flees to Midian, marries Zipporah, and fathers Gershom. God hears Israel's groaning and remembers his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Theme	Key figures & entries
Levite birth; basket among the reeds	Moses' Father Moses' Mother Moses Moses' Sister Levi papyrus-basket bitumen pitch reeds Nile
Pharaoh's daughter adopts Moses	Pharaoh's Daughter Moses Moses' Sister Moses' Mother Hebrews Nile
Moses kills an Egyptian and flees to Midian	Moses Egyptians Hebrews Pharaoh Midian Midianites sand well Egypt
Reuel, Zipporah, and Gershom in Midian	Reuel-Midian Zipporah Gershom Moses Midian trough well
God hears Israel's cry; remembers the covenant	Israelites Pharaoh Abraham Isaac Jacob Egypt

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