Exodus

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Exodus or the Exodus may refer to:

Religion

  • Book of Exodus, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible
  • The Exodus, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan

Historical events

  • Exodus of 1879 (The Kansas Exodus), in which black Americans known as Exodusters fled the Southern United States for Kansas
  • The Exodus (1940), in Belgium and France
  • 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight
  • 1948 Palestinian exodus from Lydda and Ramle
  • 1949–1956 Palestinian exodus
  • Exodus of Turks from Bulgaria (1950-1951)
  • 1967 Palestinian exodus
  • Exodus of Iranian Jews
  • 2021 Kabul airlift
  • Cuban exodus
  • Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus wherein ethnic Kashmiri Hindus were expelled from the Kashmir Valley, threatened with rape, death and conversion to Islam if they chose otherwise.
  • Exodus of Slav-Macedonians from Greece, see Refugees of the Greek Civil War
  • Istrian-Dalmatian exodus, the exodus of Italians from Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia after World War II
  • Jewish exodus from Muslim countries, the twentieth century emigration, expulsion or escape of Jews, in which Jewish populations from Middle Eastern countries moved to Israel
  • Jujuy Exodus, the massive evacuation of people from the province of Jujuy, Argentina, in 1812, during the Argentine War of Independence
  • Northern Cheyenne Exodus, attempt of the Northern Cheyenne to return to the north
  • Operation Exodus (WWII operation), an Allied operation to repatriate European prisoners of war to Britain in the Second World War
  • Palestinian exodus from Kuwait (1990–91)
  • SS Exodus, a ship carrying thousands of Jewish refugees in 1947 that was refused entry into British Mandatory Palestine

Arts and media

Literature

  • Exodus (poem), an Old English retelling of the Biblical departure
  • Exodus (Uris novel), a 1958 novel by Leon Uris, based partly on the story of the Jewish refugee ship by that name
  • Exodus (Bertagna 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
  • Transformers: Exodus by Alexander C. Irvine
  • Exodus: How Migration is Changing Our World (UK title: Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century), a book by development economist Paul Collier about the impact of migration on global development
  • Exodus, a 2013 novel by Lars Iyer

Film

  • Exodus (1960 film), a film by Otto Preminger based on the novel by Leon Uris
  • 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
  • Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), a Ridley Scott movie about Moses
  • Exodus (2015 film), a Georgian film
  • Exodus (2020 film), an Iranian film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia

Gaming

  • 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 on Moses' journey to The Promised Land
  • Exodus (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game from the Rath block
  • 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
  • Metro Exodus, the third instalment in a post-apocalyptic first person shooter series

Music

  • Exodus (Kilar), a 1981 symphonic poem by Polish composer Wojciech Kilar

Bands and labels

  • Exodus (band), thrash metal band from California
  • Exodus (Icelandic band), jazz fusion band formed by Björk
  • Exodus (Polish band), Polish symphonic rock band
  • Exodus (musician) (born 1984), Ugandan singer
  • Exodus Records, semi-independent label started in 1966

Albums

  • Exodus (soundtrack), a 1961 soundtrack album by Ernest Gold from the 1960 film
  • Exodus (Slide Hampton album), 1964 album by jazz trombonist Slide Hampton
  • Exodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers album), a 1977 studio album by Bob Marley & The Wailers
  • 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 (Andy Hunter album), a 2002 studio album by DJ Andy Hunter
  • The Exodus (album), a 2002 album by Gospel Gangstaz
  • Exodus (Plus One album), the (2003) final album by Christian rock band Plus One
  • Exodus (Hikaru Utada album), 2004 album by Hikaru Utada, under the stage-name Utada
  • Exodus (Ja Rule album), 2005 greatest-hits album by Ja Rule
  • Exodus (Exo album), 2015 studio album by South Korean-Chinese boyband EXO
  • Exodus (DMX album), 2021 posthumous album by DMX

Songs

  • "Exodus", a 1964 single by The Tornados
  • "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", by Ernest Gold from the film Exodus, later a hit for 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
  • "Exodus 23:1", 2012 single by Pusha T featuring The-Dream
  • "Exodus", by Blessthefall from the 2013 album Hollow Bodies
  • "Exodus", by M.I.A. from the 2013 album Matangi
  • "Exodus", by South Korean-Chinese boyband Exo from the album of the same name
  • "Exodus", a 2018 single by Pink Martini featuring Jimmie Herrod

Television

  • "Exodus" (Battlestar Galactica), a 2006 two part episode of Battlestar Galactica
  • "Exodus" (Entourage), an episode of Entourage
  • "Exodus" (Lost), a 2005 three-part episode of Lost
  • "The Exodus" (Sliders), a two-part episode from season three of Sliders
  • "Exodus" (Smallville), an episode of Smallville
  • "Exodus" (Stargate SG-1), a 2000 episode of Stargate SG-1
  • "Exodus" (Supergirl), an episode of Supergirl
  • "Exodus", an episode from season four of ER
  • 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 television series Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia
  • "Exodus", the pilot episode of the 1985–89 animated series ThunderCats

Other uses in media and entertainment

  • Exodus (comics), a Marvel Comics character and former leader of the Acolytes
  • Exodus Viewer, a third party viewer for Second Life
  • Exodus (custom car), a car built by Bill Cushenbery

Organizations

  • EXODUS (NGO), an organization to bring international fugitive Jung Myung Seok to justice
  • Exodus (transitional housing), an international organization providing housing and job training for ex-offenders
  • Exodus Communications, a defunct internet hosting company
  • Exodus International, a now defunct ex-gay organization

Sociology

  • 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 intentionally
  • Forced displacement, the act of being forced to leave one's home or native country to be settled abroad

Other uses

See also

Topics referred to by the same term
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