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Banishment or
exile Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...
can be a form of
punishment Punishment, commonly, is the imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome upon a group or individual, meted out by an authority—in contexts ranging from child discipline to criminal law—as a response and deterrent to a particular acti ...
. It means to be away from one's home (i.e.
city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
,
state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...
or
country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the ...
) while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by
prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...
or
death Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
upon return. It is a common theme within the
Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
, beginning with
Adam and Eve Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors. ...
. Below is a partial list of these exiles as referenced in the
Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
.


Genesis


Genesis Chapter 3

* Genesis 3:23 Therefore, the God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. * Genesis 3:24 So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubim, and the flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way to the tree of life. ''(Adam and Eve expelled from the
Garden of Eden In Abrahamic religions, the Garden of Eden ( he, גַּן־עֵדֶן, ) or Garden of God (, and גַן־אֱלֹהִים ''gan-Elohim''), also called the Terrestrial Paradise, is the Bible, biblical paradise described in Book of Genesis, Genes ...
for eating the forbidden apple.)''


Genesis Chapter 6

* Genesis 6:7 And the said: 'I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and creeping thing, and fowl of the air; for it repenteth Me that I have made them.' ''(The decides to flood the earth due to the evil of men—just before
Noah's Flood The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is the Hebrew version of the universal flood myth. It tells of God's decision to return the universe to its pre- creation state of watery chaos and remake it through the micro ...
.)''


Genesis Chapter 11

* Genesis 11:9 Therefore, was the name of it called Babel; because the did there confound the language of all the earth; and from thence did the scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. ''(No longer able to communicate and resolve conflicts, people scatter themselves after the failed
Tower of Babel The Tower of Babel ( he, , ''Mīgdal Bāḇel'') narrative in Genesis 11:1–9 is an origin myth meant to explain why the world's peoples speak different languages. According to the story, a united human race speaking a single language and mi ...
project.)''


Genesis Chapter 13

* Genesis 13:9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I
pray thee ''Prithee'' is an archaic English interjection formed from a corruption of the phrase ''pray thee'' ( ask you o, which was initially an exclamation of contempt used to indicate a subject's triviality. The earliest recorded appearance of the word ...
, from me; if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou take the right hand, then I will go to the left.' ''(
Abraham Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jew ...
and his brother
Lot Lot or LOT or The Lot or ''similar'' may refer to: Common meanings Areas * Land lot, an area of land * Parking lot, for automobiles *Backlot, in movie production Sets of items *Lot number, in batch production *Lot, a set of goods for sale togethe ...
decide to separate their households to avoid conflicts over land and property.)'' The story of Lot is told in the
Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek ; Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית ''Bəreʾšīt'', "In hebeginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its first word, ( "In the beginning") ...
. Lot is mentioned in chapters 11-14 and 19.


Genesis Chapter 16

* Genesis 16:6 But Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes.' And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face. ''(
Sarah Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a piou ...
deals harshly with her Egyptian maid
Hagar Hagar, of uncertain origin; ar, هَاجَر, Hājar; grc, Ἁγάρ, Hagár; la, Agar is a biblical woman. According to the Book of Genesis, she was an Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (then known as ''Sarai''), whom Sarah gave to he ...
, forcing her to run away.)''


Genesis Chapter 17

* Genesis 17:14 And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken My covenant.' ''(The talks to Abraham just before telling him that Sarah will bear Isaac, proclaiming that uncircumcised males shall be "cut off".)''


Genesis Chapter 21

* Genesis 21:14 And Abraham arose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away; and she departed, and strayed in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. ''(Abraham 'divorces' Hagar after being advised to do so by Sarah, sending her into the desert with only her son Ishmael. Afterwards, the water is depleted, and Hagar sits down to die. An Angel of the then appears and rescues Hagar and Ishmael, and promises to make Ishmael "a great nation".)''


Genesis Chapter 37

* Genesis 37:28 And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt. ''(
Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
sold to slavery by his own brothers after their father Isaac sent him to check up on them.)''


Exodus


Exodus Chapter 12

* Exodus 12:15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; howbeit the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses; for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. * Exodus 12:19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses; for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land. ''(The speaks to
Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...
and Aaron just before the Exodus from the land of Egypt, proclaiming that anyone who eats leavened bread during a certain period of time will be "cut off".)''


Exodus Chapter 17

* Exodus 17:14 And the said unto Moses: 'Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.' ''(After the Amalekites attacked the Israelites in the desert and the Israelites retaliated under the command of
Joshua Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...
.)''


Exodus Chapter 30

* Exodus 30:38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereof, he shall be cut off from his people.' ''(Short time after the commands the Israelites to anoint
Aaron According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of ...
and his sons as priests. Proclamation to "cut off" anyone who tries to make their own offering—anyone who does not recognize Aaron and his sons as priests.)''


Exodus Chapter 31

* Exodus 31:14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore, for it is holy unto you; every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. ''(Proclamation to "cut off" anyone who does not observe the
Sabbath In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath () or Shabbat (from Hebrew ) is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day, commanded by God to be kept as a holy day of rest, as G ...
.)''


Exodus Chapter 32

* Exodus 32:32 Yet now, if Thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray Thee, out of Thy book which Thou hast written.' ''(Moses begs the to forgive the Israelites for the
Sin of the Golden Calf According to the Bible, the golden calf (עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב '' ‘ēgel hazzāhāv'') was an idol (a cult image) made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai. In Hebrew, the incident is known as ''ḥēṭə’ hā‘ēgel'' ...
, or to otherwise, "blot out" him as well.)'' * Exodus 32:33 And the said unto Moses: 'Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of My book. ''(Proclamation just before additional Israelites are smitten/blotted out by the for making the Golden Calf.)''


Leviticus


Leviticus Chapter 7

* Leviticus 7:20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, that pertain unto the , having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people. * Leviticus 7:21 And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, whether it be the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean detestable thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which pertain unto the , that soul shall be cut off from his people. ''(Proclamation to "cut off" anyone who eats certain "unclean" flesh, or the flesh of certain sacrificial offerings.)'' * Leviticus 7:27 Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people. ''(Proclamation to "cut off" anyone for consuming blood.)''


Leviticus Chapter 13

* Leviticus 13:46 All the days wherein the plague is in him he shall be unclean; he is unclean; he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his dwelling be. ''(Proclamation to quarantine persons exhibiting illness.)''


Leviticus Chapter 16

* Leviticus 16:10 But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before the , to make atonement over him, to send him away for Azazel into the wilderness. ''(The goat is sent away to die alone in the desert in the place of a person, who according to the Leviticus ideology deserves the same punishment due to his sins, and would have had to bear this punishment, had the punishment not been "transferred" onto the goat.)''


Leviticus Chapter 17

* Leviticus 17:4 and hath not brought it unto the door of the tent of meeting, to present it as an offering unto the before the tabernacle of the , blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people. ''(Proclamation to "cut off" anyone who kills an animal for this own benefit.)'' * Leviticus 17:9 and bringeth it not unto the door of the tent of meeting, to sacrifice it unto the , even that man shall be cut off from his people. ''(Proclamation to "cut off" anyone who attempts to make a sacrifice by himself rather than have the recognized priests do it.)'' * Leviticus 17:10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood, I will set My face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. * Leviticus 17:14 For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is all one with the life thereof; therefore I said unto the children of Israel: Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh; for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof; whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. ''(Proclamations to "cut off" anyone who consumes blood.)''


Leviticus Chapter 18

* Leviticus 18:29 For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people. ''(This follows descriptions of various sexual offenses.)''


Leviticus Chapter 19

* Leviticus 19:8 But every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of the ; and that soul shall be cut off from his people. ''(Proclamation to "cut off" anyone who eats a certain kind of peace offering on the 3rd day or later.)''


Leviticus Chapter 20

* Leviticus 20:3 I also will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people, because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile My sanctuary, and to profane My holy name. * Leviticus 20:5 then I will set My face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go astray after him, to go astray after Molech, from among their people. * Leviticus 20:6 And the soul that turneth unto the ghosts, and unto the familiar spirits, to go astray after them, I will even set My face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. ''(Proclamations to "cut off" anyone who "gives his seed to Molech" -- sacrifices his children onto a foreign god.)'' * Leviticus 20:17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness: it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. * Leviticus 20:18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness—he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood—both of them shall be cut off from among their people. ''(Proclamations to "cut off" anyone engaging in various sexual offenses.)''


Leviticus Chapter 22

* Leviticus 22:3 Say unto them: Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the , having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before Me: I am the . ''(Proclamations to "cut off" anyone for incorrectly using objects used for worship.)''


Leviticus Chapter 23

* Leviticus 23:29For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from his people. ''(Proclamation to "cut off" anyone who does not atone on the Day of Atonement—
Yom Kippur Yom Kippur (; he, יוֹם כִּפּוּר, , , ) is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, the first month of the Hebrew calendar. Primarily centered on atonement and repentance, the day's ...
.)''


Leviticus Chapter 26

* Leviticus 26:33 And you will I scatter among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you; and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste. ''(Proclamation to expel the Israelites from the land if they fail to adhere to the ideology of the book of Leviticus. Follows descriptions of various related curses.)''


Numbers


Numbers Chapter 5

* Numbers 5:2 'Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is unclean by the dead; * Numbers 5:3< both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I dwell.' * Numbers 5:4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp; as the spoke unto Moses, so did the children of Israel. ''(Proclamation to "put out" anyone afflicted by
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, as this is considered to "defile" the camp. This is done according to 5:4.)''


Numbers Chapter 9

* Numbers 9:13 But the man that is clean, and is not on a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people; because he brought not the offering of the in its appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. ''(Proclamation to "cut off" anyone for not observing
Passover Passover, also called Pesach (; ), is a major Jewish holidays, Jewish holiday that celebrates the The Exodus, Biblical story of the Israelites escape from slavery in Ancient Egypt, Egypt, which occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew calendar, He ...
.)''


Numbers Chapter 15

* Numbers 15:30 But the soul that doeth aught with a high hand, whether he be home-born or a stranger, the same blasphemeth the ; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. ''(Proclamation to "cut off" anyone who knowingly and deliberately violates the
covenant Covenant may refer to: Religion * Covenant (religion), a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general ** Covenant (biblical), in the Hebrew Bible ** Covenant in Mormonism, a sacred agreement b ...
.)''


Numbers Chapter 19

* Numbers 19:13 Whosoever toucheth the dead, even the body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself—he hath defiled the tabernacle of the —that soul shall be cut off from Israel; because the water of sprinkling was not dashed against him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. ''(Proclamation to "cut off" anyone who does not "purify" himself after being around a dead body before attempting to worship.)''


Deuteronomy


Deuteronomy Chapter 29

* Deuteronomy 29:19 the will not be willing to pardon him, but then the anger of the and His jealousy shall be kindled against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book shall lie upon him, and the shall blot out his name from under heaven; ''(Proclamation to "blot out" "from under heaven" anyone who "turns away from the ".)'' * Deuteronomy 29:27 and the rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day'.--


See also

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Babylonian captivity The Babylonian captivity or Babylonian exile is the period in Jewish history during which a large number of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon, the capital city of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, following their defeat ...
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Biblical Egypt Biblical Egypt (; ''Mīṣrāyīm''), or Mizraim, is a theological term used by historians and scholars to differentiate between Ancient Egypt as it is portrayed in Judeo-Christian texts and what is known about the region based on archaeological e ...
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Exile Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...


References


External link

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