exodus, the

Scientific data and archaeological accounts concerning recent theories and arguments relating to the historical foundations of the Biblical Exodus. Wilson pulls together a wide range of modern investigations and speculations which attempt to identify, among other things, the ruling pharaoh; the various locations of the Biblical terrain; and the dating of the Hebrews' arrival in Egypt. Using such contemporary evidence as the Mount St. Helens eruption, Wilson weaves the geological details with the historical to create a fascinating account of how and why the Exodus story took place.

Retells the Old Testament story, found in the book of Exodus, of how Moses was saved as an infant and grew up to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt.

Retells the story of Moses leading his enslaved people out of Egypt.

Retells the story of the Israelites' flight for liberation from slavery in Egypt and explains the traditions of the Passover Seder.

The story of the Exodus told in the speech patterns and images of African people newly acquainted with the English language.

A simple retelling of how Moses, who grew to lead the Hebrews out of captivity in Egypt, was saved when his mother and sister set him adrift in a water-tight basket where Pharoah's daughter would find him.

Retells the Biblical story of Moses leading his enslaved people out of Egypt.

When Moses comes to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, Jesse, a Hebrew slave, finds his life changed by his growing faith in God and his attraction to the half-Egyptian, half-Syrian Jennat.

Discusses the history and importance of Passover, a celebration of freedom commemorating the exodus of Moses and the Israelites from Egypt, where they had long been slaves.

Describes how God sent Moses to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt and into the promised land of Canaan.