Exodus or the Exodus may refer to:

Religion

Book of Exodus The Book of Exodus (from grc, Ἔξοδος, translit=Éxodos; he, שְׁמוֹת ''Šəmōṯ'', "Names") is the second book of the Bible. It narrates the story of the Exodus, in which the Israelites leave slavery in Biblical Egypt through t ...

, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible *

The Exodus The Exodus (Hebrew language, Hebrew: יציאת מצרים, ''Yeẓi’at Miẓrayim'': ) is the founding myth of the Israelites whose narrative is spread over four books of the Torah (or Pentateuch, corresponding to the first five books of the ...

, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan

Historical events

Exodus of 1879 Exodusters was a name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late nineteenth century, as part of the Exoduster Movement or Exodus of 1879. It was the first general migration of black p ...

(The Kansas Exodus), in which black Americans known as Exodusters fled the Southern United States for Kansas *

The Exodus (1940) The Exodus (french: l'Exode) refers to was a massive flight of Belgian, Dutch, Luxembourgish, and French populations in May – June 1940 when the German army invaded Belgium, the Netherlands, and the majority of French territory during the Battle ...

, in Belgium and France *

1948 Palestinian exodus In 1948 Estimates of the Palestinian Refugee flight of 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians, Palestinian Arabs – about half of prewar Mandatory Palestine, Palestine's Arab population – Causes of the 1948 Palestinian exodus, were expelled ...

1948 Palestinian exodus from Lydda and Ramle Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

1949–1956 Palestinian exodus The 1949–1956 Palestinian exodus was the continuation of the 1948 exodus of Palestinian Arabs from Israeli-controlled territory after the signing of the ceasefire agreements. This period of the exodus was characterised predominantly by forced ...

1967 Palestinian exodus The 1967 Palestinian exodus refers to the flight of around 280,000 to 325,000 Palestinians out of the territories captured by Israel during and in the aftermath of the Six-Day War, including the demolition of the Palestinian villages of Imwas, ...

2021 Kabul airlift Large-scale evacuations of foreign citizens and some vulnerable Afghan citizens took place amid the withdrawal of US and NATO forces during the final days of the war in Afghanistan and the Taliban offensive in Afghanistan in 2021. After the ...

* 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. * Refugees of the Greek Civil War#Exodus of Slav-Macedonians from Greece, Exodus of Slav-Macedonians from Greece, the exodus of ethnic Macedonians following 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 moved to Palestine * 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) * , a ship carrying thousands of Jewish refugees in 1947 that was refused entry into British Mandatory Palestine

Arts and media

Literature

*Exodus (poem), ''Exodus'' (poem), an Old English retelling of the Biblical departure *Exodus (Uris novel), ''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), ''Exodus'' (Bertagna novel), a 2002 science fiction novel by Julie Bertagna *Exodus (Starfire), ''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), ''Exodus'' (1960 film), a film by Otto Preminger based on the novel by Leon Uris *Exodus (2007 British film), ''Exodus'' (2007 British film), a contemporary retelling of the Biblical story of Exodus *Exodus (2007 Hong Kong film), ''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), ''Exodus'' (2015 film), a Georgian film *Exodus (2020 film), ''Exodus'' (2020 film), an Iranian film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia

Gaming

*Exodus (role-playing game), ''Exodus'' (role-playing game), a post-apocalyptic role-playing game by Glutton Creeper Games *Exodus (video game), ''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'', a 1981 symphonic poem by Polish composer Wojciech Kilar

Bands and labels

*Exodus (American 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), ''Exodus'' (soundtrack), a 1961 soundtrack album by Ernest Gold from the 1960 film *Exodus (Slide Hampton album), ''Exodus'' (Slide Hampton album), 1964 album by jazz trombonist Slide Hampton *Exodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers album), ''Exodus'' (Bob Marley & The Wailers album), a 1977 studio album by Bob Marley & The Wailers *Exodus (The New Power Generation album), ''Exodus'' (The New Power Generation album), 1995 album by the New Power Generation *Exodus (Samael album), ''Exodus'' (Samael album), 1998 EP by Samael *Exodus (compilation album), ''Exodus'' (compilation album), 1998 album featuring various Christian artists *Exodus (Andy Hunter album), ''Exodus'' (Andy Hunter album), a 2002 studio album by DJ Andy Hunter (DJ), Andy Hunter *The Exodus (album), ''The Exodus'' (album), a 2002 album by Gospel Gangstaz *Exodus (Plus One album), ''Exodus'' (Plus One album), the (2003) final album by Christian rock band Plus One *Exodus (Hikaru Utada album), ''Exodus'' (Hikaru Utada album), 2004 album by Hikaru Utada, under the stage-name Utada *Exodus (Ja Rule album), ''Exodus'' (Ja Rule album), 2005 greatest-hits album by Ja Rule *Exodus (Exo album), ''Exodus'' (Exo album), 2015 studio album by South Korean-Chinese boyband EXO *Exodus (DMX album), ''Exodus'' (DMX album), 2021 posthumous album by DMX

Songs

*"Exodus", a 1964 single by The Tornados *Exodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers song), "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 discography, ''Evanescence EP'' *"Exodus: origins", a 2009 single by Weesp (band), 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 (album), Matangi'' *"Exodus", by South Korean-Chinese boyband Exo (group), Exo from the album of the same name *"Exodus", a 2018 single by Pink Martini featuring Jimmie Herrod

Television

*Exodus (Battlestar Galactica), "Exodus" (''Battlestar Galactica''), a 2006 two part episode of ''Battlestar Galactica'' *Exodus (Entourage), "Exodus" (''Entourage''), an episode of ''Entourage'' *Exodus (Lost), "Exodus" (''Lost''), a 2005 three-part episode of ''Lost'' *The Exodus (Sliders), "The Exodus" (''Sliders''), a two-part episode from season three of ''Sliders'' *Exodus (Smallville), "Exodus" (''Smallville''), an episode of ''Smallville'' *Exodus (Stargate SG-1), "Exodus" (''Stargate SG-1''), a 2000 episode of ''Stargate SG-1'' *Exodus (Supergirl), "Exodus" (''Supergirl''), an episode of ''Supergirl'' *"Exodus", an episode List of ER episodes, from season four of ''ER'' *''Exodus'', the original subtitle of the third volume of Heroes (U.S. TV series), ''Heroes'' *"Exodus", episode 10 in the Discovery channel reality series The Colony (U.S. season 1), ''The Colony'' *"Exodus", episode 42 in the anime television series List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia episodes, ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia'' *"Exodus", the pilot episode of List of ThunderCats episodes, 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), ''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

* "Exodus", a disc golf fairway driver by Infinite Discs