The '''Book of Exodus''', is the second book of [[Moses]] and the [[Old Testament]]. The English title, '''Exodus''', comes from the Greek translation ([[Septuagint]], LXX) and the Latin Vulgate versions because the departure of Israel from Egypt is the dominant historical fact in the book (19:1). Tradition has it In the Hebrew Bible, the opening line, "And (or Now) these are the names," (Pr. Hebrew "elle-shemot") served as the title of the book. The opening "And" or "Now" in the Hebrew title suggest that this book was mostly written by to be accepted as the obvious sequel to [[ProphetGenesis]] [[, the first book of Moses]] 1,300 years before Christ.

This Tradition has it that this book was originally called mostly written by its opening words "elle-shemot" which in Hebrew means "These are the names[[Prophet]] [[Moses]] 1,300 years before Christ..." because it begins with  == Authorship and writing ==According to Hebrew and Christian tradition, Moses is the list of names author of Exodus. This is the descendents teaching of Jacob who migrated to Egypt in the times [[Christ]] (Mk 1:44), of Joseph. The Greek name, Exodus, indicates His disciples (Jn 1:45) and affirmed through the book’s contentsbook itself (17: 14). Moses followed God's instructions and "Then Moses wrote all the exodus words of the sons of Israel from Egypt.LORD" (24:4)