Because it narrates, among other things, the events of the Israelite enslavement in Egypt and their exodus (egress) from there.
See also:
http://www.academia.edu/1651319/Is_the_Exodus_Story_Possible
http://www.biblicalchronologist.org/answers/exodus_egypt.php
And the wider picture:
http://judaism.answers.com/hebrew/does-archaeology-support-the-hebrew-bible
The first book in the Bible was Exodus. The first Name mentioned in the Bible was Adam.
Exodus is the name of the migration and the book.
Yes; that is the Hebrew name for the book of Exodus.
He's not mentioned by name, but is probably the Pharoah in Exodus.
Joshua is mentioned in the book bearing his name, but also in many other books in The Bible including Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
The book of Exodus is part of the 'Pentateuch', which literally means 'five scrolls', or five books that form a single whole. They are ordered in the following way: 'Genesis', 'Exodus', 'Leviticus', 'Numbers', and 'Deuteronomy'. The Jewish name for these five books is 'Torah'. Thus, 'Exodus' represents the second book in the Hebrew Bible.
There are a number of companies named exodus, exodus international is an organization which is dedicated to spreading information about biblical stories, and as a result chose exodus as being part of their company name with reference to the book of exodus, which is one of the books of the bible.
Moses' mother's name was Jochebed. You'll find this in the Bible in the book of Exodus chapter 6 verse 20.
Exodus is the second name, the first name is the Second Book of Moses
Exodus is the name of the book. The book of Exodus itself is explained in the Midrash and in Rashi's commentary.
Exodus
The first book is Genesis, the second book is exodus and the third is leviticus> The Pentateuch : Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy .