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A going out; particularly (the Exodus), the going out or journey of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses; and hence, any large migration from a place.

and of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.

To act as captain of; to lead. [R.] Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms. Lowell.

broidered in colors. The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front. Exodus xxviii. 6-12.

Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. [Obs.] L. Coleman. Bolingbroke.

Exodus; withdrawal. [Obs.] The time of the Jewish exody. Sir M. Hale.

622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.

kin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-

ars, and attempts have been made to connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of Exodus. -- Shepherd's club (Bot.), the common mullein. See Mullein. -- Shepherd's crook, a long staff having the end curved so as to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds. -- Shepherd's needle (Bot.), the lady's comb. -- She…