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:

Exodus Communications, a dotcom corporation.
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 departure, preserved in MS Junius 11
Exodus (novel), a 1958 book by Leon Uris, based partly on the story of the above ship

In film:

Exodus (movie), a 1960 movie directed by Otto Preminger based on the above novel
Exodus Decoded, a 2006 documentary produced by Simcha Jacobovici claiming to verify the biblical story

In music:

In entertainment:

Exodus (comics), a Marvel Comics character and former leader of the Acolytes
Exodus (instant messenger), an open source instant messenging client
[[Exodus (Magic: The Gathering)| 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

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 (organization), 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, a 3-part special in Lost
Mass Exodus, when a large group of things attempt to leave or move.

See also