Exodus
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- The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew and the Christian Bible
- The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt is the theme described in the above-mentioned book
Exodus or The Exodus may also refer to:
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Modern history [edit]
- Exodus of 1879 (The Kansas Exodus), in which black Americans known as Exodusters fled the Southern United States for Kansas
- Jewish Exodus from Arab lands, the twentieth century emigration or expulsion of Jews from Arab lands
- 1948 Palestinian exodus, 1949–1956 Palestinian exodus, and the 1967 Palestinian exodus in which Palestinians fled or were expelled from Mandate Palestine, Israel and the West Bank during, and after wars
- SS Exodus, a ship carrying thousands of Jewish refugees in 1947 that was refused entry into Palestine
- Operation Exodus (WWII operation), an Allied operation to repatriate European prisoners of war to Britain in the Second World War
- 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
- 1976 Sahrawi exodus, the exodus of Sahrawis during the Western Sahara 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
Literature [edit]
- 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 science fiction novel by Julie Bertagna
- Exodus (Starfire), a science fiction novel by Steve White and Shirley Meier
- Z213: Exit, a 2009 fictional diary by Dimitris Lyacos based on the biblical Exodus
Film [edit]
- Exodus (1960 film), a film by Otto Preminger based on the novel by Leon Uris
- The 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
Music [edit]
Bands and labels [edit]
- Exodus (band), thrash metal band from California
- Exodus (Polish band), Polish symphonic rock band
- Exodus Records, semi-independent label started in 1966
Albums [edit]
- Exodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)
- Exodus (Andy Hunter album), by DJ Andy Hunter
- Exodus (Ja Rule album), 2005 greatest-hits album by Ja Rule
- Exodus (The 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 (Hikaru Utada album), 2004 album by Hikaru Utada, under the stage-name Utada
- Exodus, final album by Christian rock band Plus One
- Exodus (soundtrack), soundtrack album by Ernest Gold from the 1960 film
- The Exodus (album), a 2002 album by Gospel Gangstaz
Songs [edit]
- "Exodus" (Bob Marley & The Wailers song), from the album of the same name
- "Exodus", by Fates Warning, from the 1986 album Awaken the Guardian
- "Exodus '04", a 2005 single by Hikaru Utada
- "Theme of Exodus", Grammy-award winning piece by Ernest Gold from the film Exodus
- "The Exodus Song (This Land is Mine)", a 1960–1961 song by Ernest Gold and Pat Boone, originally for the film Exodus
- "Exodus", by Ferrante & Teicher
- "The Exodus Song", by Booker T & The MGs from the 1968 album Doin' Our Thing
- Exodus, 2007 track by Noisia featuring KRS-One
- "Exodus", original name of the song "Emigre" by Anti-Flag from the album For Blood and Empire
- "Exodus", by Evanescence from the 1998 Evanescence EP
- "Exodus: origins", a 2009 single by Weesp
Entertainment [edit]
- Exodus (comics), a Marvel Comics character and former leader of the Acolytes
- Exodus (role-playing game), a post-apocalyptic role-playing game by Glutton Creeper Games
- Exodus (video game), a 1991 video game developed by Color Dreams centering around Moses' journey to The Promised Land
- Exodus (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game
- Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, a 1998 video game
- Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, a 2004 real-time tactical game in the Ground Control series
- Ultima III: Exodus, a 1983 computer role-playing game in the Ultima series
Television [edit]
- "Exodus" (Battlestar Galactica), a 2006 two part episode of Battlestar Galactica
- "Exodus" (Entourage), an episode of Entourage
- "Exodus" (Stargate SG-1), a 2000 episode of Stargate SG-1
- "Exodus" (Lost), a 2005 three-part episode of Lost
- "Exodus", an episode from season 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
- "Exodus", episode 10 in the Discovery channel reality series The Colony
- "Exodus", episode 42 in the anime TV series Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia
- "Exodus", the pilot episode of the 1985-89 animated series ThunderCats
Sociology [edit]
- Rural exodus, the migratory patterns that normally occur in a region following the mechanization of agriculture
- Emigration, the action and the phenomenon of leaving one's native country to settle abroad
Other [edit]
- Exodus Refugee Immigration, a refugee resettlement agency in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Exodus Collective, a British organization 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
See also [edit]
- Hijra (disambiguation)
- Diaspora (disambiguation)
- Human migration, physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups
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