The Exodus (from Greek ἔξοδος "exodos", "going out") is the founding myth of Israel; its message is that the Israelites were delivered from slavery by Yahweh and therefore belong to him through the Mosaic covenant.
The Exodus (from Greek ἔξοδος "exodos", "going out") is the emigration of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt described in the Book of Exodus. Some regard it as a founding myth of Israel; its message is that the Israelites were delivered from slavery by Yahweh and therefore belong to him through the Mosaic covenant.