Exodus

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
• Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, the first of 2 upcoming tie-in novels to Exodus (2026 video game) by Peter F. Hamilton, planned for publication in September 2024

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
• Exodus (2024 video game), a tongue-in-cheek, pixel art, metroidvania video game about a gun toting Moses saving his girlfriend from Rameses, Prince of Egypt
• EXODUS (2026 video game), an upcoming science fiction video game developed by Archetype Entertainment and published by Wizards of the Coast expected to release in 2026

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

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

See also

• Christian pacifism
• Diaspora (disambiguation)
• Exodus Collective
• Exodus Refugee Immigration
• Human migration
• Muhajir (disambiguation)
• The Exodus Decoded