Exodus (disambiguation)
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Exodus may mean:
In biblical history:
- Exodus, the second book of the Torah and the Christian Bible.
- The Exodus, the departure of Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses, related to the above book
In modern history:
- Operation Exodus was the Allied operation to bring back European prisoners of War to Britain in Second World War. It began in May 1945 and completed in August of that year.
- Exodus (ship), a ship carrying thousands of Jewish refugees that was refused entry into Palestine in 1947
- 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
- Palestinian exodus, the exodus of Palestinian Arabs during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
In literature:
- Exodus (poem), an Anglo-Saxon poem about the Biblical departure, preserved in MS Junius 11
- Exodus (novel), a 1958 book by Leon Uris, based partly on the story of the above Jewish refugee ship
In film:
- Exodus (film), a 1960 film directed by Otto Preminger based on the above novel
- Exodus Decoded, a 2006 documentary produced by Simcha Jacobovici claiming to verify the biblical story
- Exodus (2007 film), a contemporary retelling of the Biblical story of Exodus
In music:
- Exodus (band), a thrash metal band from California
- Exodus (Icelandic band), an Icelandic band
- Exodus (Polish band), a Polish progressive rock band
- Exodus (album), a 1977 album by Bob Marley and the Wailers
- Exodus (Ja Rule album), a 2005 greatest-hits album by Ja Rule
- Exodus (New Power Generation album), a 1993 album by the New Power Generation
- Exodus (Utada Hikaru album), a 2004 album by Utada Hikaru
- Exodus (song), a song by Bob Marley and the Wailers
- Exodus (Maksim Mrvica song), a song by Maksin Mrvica
- Exodus Records, semi-independent label started in 1966
In entertainment:
- Exodus (comics), a Marvel Comics character and former leader of the Acolytes
- Exodus (instant messenger), an open source instant messenging client
- Exodus, an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game
- EVE Online: Exodus, a 2004 expansion for the science fiction MMORPG game, EVE Online
- 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
- The Exodus, an episode of Sliders
- Exodus (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
- Exodus, an episode of Entourage
- Exodus, an episode of Stargate SG-1
In sociology:
- Rural exodus, a term used to describe the migratory patterns of people 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
Exodus may also refer to:
- Exodus Collective, a British organisation formed in Luton in 1992 that arranges free 'rave' parties and initiates local social initiatives which confront issues such as unemployment, poverty and homelessness.
- Exodus International, an ex-gay organization
- Christian Exodus, a group promoting mass emigration of Christian fundamentalists to South Carolina
- Mormon Pioneers, the westward migration of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1846
- Exodus (Lost), a 2-part episode of the TV series Lost
- Mass Exodus, when a large group of things attempt to leave or move.
[edit] See also
- Diaspora is another biblical term for a migration, with a connotation of scattering.
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