Exodus

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• The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Torah and the Christian Bible.
• The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt is the theme described in the above-mentioned

Exodus or The Exodus may also refer to:

Contents 1 In modern history 2 In literature 3 In film 4 In music 5 In entertainment 6 In television 7 In sociology 8 In other fields 9 See also

[edit] In modern history

• Operation Exodus (WWII operation), an Allied operation to repatriate European prisoners of war to Britain in the Second World War
• SS Exodus, a ship carrying thousands of Jewish refugees in 1947 that was refused entry into Palestine
• Jewish exodus from Arab lands, the twentieth century emigration of Jews from Arab lands
• German exodus from Eastern Europe, the exodus of Germans to the east of Germany's and Austria's post-World War II borders
• Istrian exodus, the exodus of Italians from Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia after World War II
• Jujuy Exodus, the massive evacuation of people from the province of Jujuy, Argentina, in 1812, during the Argentine War of Independence
• The exodus of ethnic Macedonians from Greece, the exodus of Ethnic Macedonians following the Greek Civil War
• 1948 Palestinian exodus, the exodus of Palestinian Arabs during the 1948 Palestine war
• 1959 Tibetan exodus, 80.000 Tibetans crossed the Himalaya for India
• 1967 Palestinian exodus, the exodus of Palestinian Arabs during the 1967 Six-Day War
• Mormon Exodus, the transcontinental migration of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the Midwestern United States to the Salt Lake Valley in what is today the U.S. state of Utah
• The Kansas Exodus (the Exodus of 1879), in which black Americans known as Exodusters fled the Southern United States for Kansas

[edit] In literature

• Exodus (poem), an Old English retelling of the Biblical departure
• Exodus (novel), a 1958 novel by Leon Uris, based partly on the story of the Jewish refugee ship by that name
• Exodus (2002 novel), a 2002 children's novel by Julie Bertagna

[edit] In film

• Exodus (1960 film), a film by Otto Preminger based on the novel by Leon Uris
• Exodus Decoded, a 2006 documentary produced by Simcha Jacobovici claiming to verify the biblical story
• Exodus (2007 British film), a contemporary retelling of the Biblical story of Exodus
• Exodus (2007 Hong Kong film), a film directed by Pang Ho-Cheung
• Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom, a 2005 Filipino film

[edit] In music

• Exodus (band), thrash metal band from California
• Exodus (Polish band), Polish symphonic rock band
• Exodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)
  • "Exodus", a song from the album of the same name by Bob Marley and the Wailers
• Exodus (Andy Hunter album), by DJ Andy Hunter
• "Exodus" (Evanescence song), by Evanescence from the 1998 Evanescence EP
• Exodus (Ja Rule album), 2005 greatest-hits album by Ja Rule
• Exodus (New Power Generation album), 1995 album by the New Power Generation
• Exodus (Samael album), 1998 EP by Samael
• Exodus (compilation album), 1998 album featuring various Christian artists
• Exodus (Utada Hikaru album), 2004 album by Utada
• Exodus, final album by Christian rock band Plus One
• Exodus Records, semi-independent label started in 1966
• Exodus (soundtrack), soundtrack album by Ernest Gold from the 1960 film
  • "Theme of Exodus", Grammy-award winning piece by Ernest Gold from the 1960 film
• "The Exodus Song", by Booker T & The MGs from the 1968 album Doin' Our Thing
• Exodus, 2007 track by Noisia featuring KRS One

[edit] In entertainment

• Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, a 1998 video game
• Exodus (comics), a Marvel Comics character and former leader of the Acolytes
• Exodus (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game
• Ultima III: Exodus, a 1983 computer role-playing game in the Ultima series
• Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, a 2004 real-time tactical game in the Ground Control series
• Exodus (role-playing game), a post-apocalyptic role-playing game by Glutton Creeper Games

[edit] In television

• "Exodus" (Battlestar Galactica), a two part episode of Battlestar Galactica
• "Exodus" (Entourage), an episode of Entourage
• "Exodus" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
• "Exodus" (Lost), a two-part episode of Lost
• "Exodus", an episode from sean four of ER
• "Exodus" (Smallville), an episode of Smallville
• "The Exodus", a two-part episode from season three of Sliders
• Exodus, the original subtitle of the third volume of Heroes

[edit] In sociology

• Rural exodus, the migratory patterns that normally occur in a region following the mechanisation of agriculture
• Emigration, the action and the phenomenon of leaving one's native country to settle abroad

[edit] In other fields

• Exodus Refugee Immigration, a refugee resettlement agency in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Exodus (instant messaging client), an open source instant messaging client
• Exodus Collective, a British organisation formed in Luton
• Exodus International, an ex-gay organization
• Christian Exodus, a group promoting mass emigration of Christian fundamentalists to South Carolina
• EXODUS (NGO), an organization to bring international fugitive Jung Myung Seok to justice
• Exodus Communications, a failed internet hosting company

[edit] See also

• Hijra (disambiguation)
• Diaspora (disambiguation)
• Human migration

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