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Definition: Exodus |
ExodusNoun1. A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment. 2. The second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Exodus" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "going out", "departure". |
Date "exodus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Bible | Exodus the great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with "a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm" (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about B.C. 1490, and four hundred and eighty years (1 Kings 6:1) before the building of Solomon's temple. The time of their sojourning in Egypt was, according to Ex. 12:40, the space of four hundred and thirty years. In the LXX., the words are, "The sojourning of the children of Israel which they sojourned in Egypt and in the land of Canaan was four hundred and thirty years;" and the Samaritan version reads, "The sojourning of the children of Israel and of their fathers which they sojourned in the land of Canaan and in the land of Egypt was four hundred and thirty years." In Gen. 15:13-16, the period is prophetically given (in round numbers) as four hundred years. This passage is quoted by Stephen in his defence before the council (Acts 7:6). The chronology of the "sojourning" is variously estimated. Those who adopt the longer term reckon thus: | Years | | From the descent of Jacob into Egypt to the | death of Joseph 71 | | From the death of Joseph to the birth of | Moses 278 | | From the birth of Moses to his flight into | Midian 40 | | From the flight of Moses to his return into | Egypt 40 | | From the return of Moses to the Exodus 1 | | 430 Others contend for the shorter period of two hundred and fifteen years, holding that the period of four hundred and thirty years comprehends the years from the entrance of Abraham into Canaan (see LXX. and Samaritan) to the descent of Jacob into Egypt. They reckon thus: | Years | | From Abraham's arrival in Canaan to Isaac's | birth 25 | | From Isaac's birth to that of his twin sons | Esau and Jacob 60 | | From Jacob's birth to the going down into | Egypt 130 | | (215) | | From Jacob's going down into Egypt to the | death of Joseph 71 | | From death of Joseph to the birth of Moses 64 | | From birth of Moses to the Exodus 80 | | In all... 430 During the forty years of Moses' sojourn in the land of Midian, the Hebrews in Egypt were being gradually prepared for the great national crisis which was approaching. The plagues that successively fell upon the land loosened the bonds by which Pharaoh held them in slavery, and at length he was eager that they should depart. But the Hebrews must now also be ready to go. They were poor; for generations they had laboured for the Egyptians without wages. They asked gifts from their neighbours around them (Ex. 12:35), and these were readily bestowed. And then, as the first step towards their independent national organization, they observed the feast of the Passover, which was now instituted as a perpetual memorial. The blood of the paschal lamb was duly sprinkled on the door-posts and lintels of all their houses, and they were all within, waiting the next movement in the working out of God's plan. At length the last stroke fell on the land of Egypt. "It came to pass, that at midnight Jehovah smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt." Pharaoh rose up in the night, and called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, "Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve Jehovah, as ye have said. Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also." Thus was Pharaoh (q.v.) completely humbled and broken down. These words he spoke to Moses and Aaron "seem to gleam through the tears of the humbled king, as he lamented his son snatched from him by so sudden a death, and tremble with a sense of the helplessness which his proud soul at last felt when the avenging hand of God had visited even his palace." The terror-stricken Egyptians now urged the instant departure of the Hebrews. In the midst of the Passover feast, before the dawn of the 15th day of the month Abib (our April nearly), which was to be to them henceforth the beginning of the year, as it was the commencement of a new epoch in their history, every family, with all that appertained to it, was ready for the march, which instantly began under the leadership of the heads of tribes with their various sub-divisions. They moved onward, increasing as they went forward from all the districts of Goshen, over the whole of which they were scattered, to the common centre. Three or four days perhaps elapsed before the whole body of the people were assembled at Rameses, and ready to set out under their leader Moses (Ex. 12:37; Num. 33:3). This city was at that time the residence of the Egyptian court, and here the interviews between Moses and Pharaoh had taken place. From Rameses they journeyed to Succoth (Ex. 12:37), identified with Tel-el-Maskhuta, about 12 miles west of Ismailia. (See PITHOM.) Their third station was Etham (q.v.), 13:20, "in the edge of the wilderness," and was probably a little to the west of the modern town of Ismailia, on the Suez Canal. Here they were commanded "to turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea", i.e., to change their route from east to due south. The Lord now assumed the direction of their march in the pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night. They were then led along the west shore of the Red Sea till they came to an extensive camping-ground "before Pi-hahiroth," about 40 miles from Etham. This distance from Etham may have taken three days to traverse, for the number of camping-places by no means indicates the number of days spent on the journey: e.g., it took fully a month to travel from Rameses to the wilderness of Sin (Ex. 16:1), yet reference is made to only six camping-places during all that time. The exact spot of their encampment before they crossed the Red Sea cannot be determined. It was probably somewhere near the present site of Suez. Under the direction of God the children of Israel went "forward" from the camp "before Pi-hahiroth," and the sea opened a pathway for them, so that they crossed to the farther shore in safety. The Egyptian host pursued after them, and, attempting to follow through the sea, were overwhelmed in its returning waters, and thus the whole military force of the Egyptians perished. They "sank as lead in the mighty waters" (Ex. 15:1-9; comp. Ps. 77:16-19). Having reached the eastern shore of the sea, perhaps a little way to the north of 'Ayun Musa ("the springs of Moses"), there they encamped and rested probably for a day. Here Miriam and the other women sang the triumphal song recorded in Ex. 15:1-21. From 'Ayun Musa they went on for three days through a part of the barren "wilderness of Shur" (22), called also the "wilderness of Etham" (Num. 33:8; comp. Ex. 13:20), without finding water. On the last of these days they came to Marah (q.v.), where the "bitter" water was by a miracle made drinkable. Their next camping-place was Elim (q.v.), where were twelve springs of water and a grove of "threescore and ten" palm trees (Ex. 15:27). After a time the children of Israel "took their journey from Elim," and encamped by the Red Sea (Num. 33:10), and thence removed to the "wilderness of Sin" (to be distinguished from the wilderness of Zin, 20:1), where they again encamped. Here, probably the modern el-Markha, the supply of bread they had brought with them out of Egypt failed. They began to "murmur" for want of bread. God "heard their murmurings" and gave them quails and manna, "bread from heaven" (Ex. 16:4-36). Moses directed that an omer of manna should be put aside and preserved as a perpetual memorial of God's goodness. They now turned inland, and after three encampments came to the rich and fertile valley of Rephidim, in the Wady Feiran. Here they found no water, and again murmured against Moses. Directed by God, Moses procured a miraculous supply of water from the "rock in Horeb," one of the hills of the Sinai group (17:1-7); and shortly afterwards the children of Israel here fought their first battle with the Amalekites, whom they smote with the edge of the sword. From the eastern extremity of the Wady Feiran the line of march now probably led through the Wady esh-Sheikh and the Wady Solaf, meeting in the Wady er-Rahah, "the enclosed plain in front of the magnificient cliffs of Ras Sufsafeh." Here they encamped for more than a year (Num. 1:1; 10:11) before Sinai (q.v.). The different encampments of the children of Israel, from the time of their leaving Egypt till they reached the Promised Land, are mentioned in Ex. 12:37-19; Num. 10-21; 33; Deut. 1, 2, 10. It is worthy of notice that there are unmistakable evidences that the Egyptians had a tradition of a great exodus from their country, which could be none other than the exodus of the Hebrews. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Public Administration | Massive departure or displacement of a population to escape from a threat, such as an earthquake area, or for social, political and other reasons. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The name Exodus refers to the second book in the Torah (five books of Moses), also the second book in the Tanakh (Old Testament). This term also refers to the Bible's description of the exodus of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.Exodus is the name given in the Septuagint to the second book of the Pentateuch. It means "departure" or "outgoing." This name was adopted in the Latin translation, and thence passed into other languages. The Hebrews called it by the first words, according to their custom, Ve-eleh shemoth (i.e., "and these are the names").
The Book of Exodus recounts the experience of the Hebrew people as they left (exodus) Egypt for the promised land of Canaan. Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai in Exodus 19:20 -20:21. The book contains:
The time comprised in this book, from the death of Joseph to the erection of the tabernacle in the wilderness, is about one hundred and forty-five years, on the supposition that the four hundred and thirty years (12:40) are to be computed from the time of the promises made to Abraham (Gal. 3:17).
- An account of the increase and growth of the Israelites in Egypt (ch. 1)
- Preparations for their departure out of Egypt (2-12:36).
- Their journeyings from Egypt to Mt. Sinai (12:37-19:2).
- The giving of the law and the establishment of the institutions by which the organization of the people was completed, the theocracy, "a kingdom of priest and an holy nation" (19:3-ch. 40). (This section contains a single verse often cited as a proscription of witchcraft (22:18)).
Moses is traditionally considered the author of Exodus. Modern critical biblical scholarship has shown that the book of Exodus has been redacted together from a number of earlier sources; see the entry on the Documentary hypothesis for more information.
Historical studies
According to the Biblical account, it appears that 600,000 adult men left Egypt, and travelled with Moses first to Mount Sinai; some 40 years later their descendants invaded the land of Canaan. According to many Jewish souces, the total number of Israelites including women and children numbered some three million. Throughout history this story was generally accepted as historially accurate; belief in the details of this story wasn't a religious belief as such; rather, it was believed that this was a historical fact that the Bible faithfully recorded.
Recent archaeological research has cast doubt on this story. Archaeologists have shown that the Sinai was never host to millions of people, nor was there a massive population increase in Canaan during this time period. At this time in history, the land only had a population of between 50,000 to 100,000.
Archaeologists and historians have worked in the Middle East for many years to determine approximately how many people have lived in a given area at a given time. This is done by analyzing the evidence: buildings, trash, human waste product, skeletons, traces of ancients farms and fields, clothing, documents, and of course, historical records among those whom they encountered.
For fundamentalist Jews and Christians, these findings present a problem, as they would invalidate a major claim in the Bible. Non-fundamentalist factions of Judaism and Christianity find little problem with this issue.
Many rabbis in the Talmud stated that one should never interpret certain Torah verses literally. Later rabbis such as Maimonides taught that when scientific evidence contradicts a current understanding of the Bible, that means that we are obligated to reinterpret that verse in accord with science. For many traditional rabbis, such a position was not heresy. This view exists today within Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism, and parts of modern Orthodox Judaism. How can this text in Exodus be understood in light of these findings?
Hebrew University professor Abraham Malamat points out that the Bible often refers to 600 and its multiples, as well as 1,000 and its multiples, typologically in order to convey the idea of a large military unit. "The issue of Exodus 12:37 is an interpretive one. The Hebrew word eleph can be translated "thousand," but it is also rendered in the Bible as "clans" and "military units." When I look at the question as an Egyptologist, I know that there are thought to have been 20,000 in the entire Egyptian army at the height of Egypt's empire. And at the battle of Ai in Joshua 7, there was a severe military setback when 36 troops were killed." Therefore if one reads elephim as military units, the number of hebrew fighting men was between 5,000 and 6,000. This would give a total hebrew population of less than 20,000, something within the range of historical possibility.
However, the counts given for each tribe in Numbers 1-2 cannot be interpretted in this fashion. They are given in units of "thousands", "hundreds" and "tens" and in addition the total is given. No interprettation of eleph except "thousand" makes sense in that case, so the difficulty remains.
Detailed summary
Ch. 1-4
The Israelites living in Egypt are oppressed by forced labor by a new Pharaoh who desires to destroy them. The male infant of a Levitic family is found by Pharaoh's daughter, who calls him "Moses" and adopts him. Moses grows up as an Egyptian, but eventually sympathizes with his suffering brethren. He flees the country because he has slain an Egyptian overseer. He goes to Midian, becomes shepherd to the priest Jethro, and marries the latter's daughter Zipporah. As he is feeding the sheep on Mount Horeb, God appears to him from a thorn-bush which, though burning, is not consumed. God reveals himself, and orders Moses to go before Pharaoh and demand the release of his brethren. God overcomes Moses' reluctance by His promises of supreme aid, and appoints his brother Aaron to be his assistant. Moses then returns to Egypt.
Ch. 5-6
As Pharaoh not only refuses Moses' request, but oppresses the people still further, Moses complains to God, who thereupon announces to him that He will now display His power and will surely liberate Israel. At this point the genealogy of Moses and his family is inserted, in order that it may not later interrupt or weaken in any way the story which follows.
Ch. 7-20
God sends nine plagues: (1) the changing of the waters of the Nile into blood; (2) frogs; (3) vermin; (4) noxious animals; (5) death of the cattle; (6) boils upon men and beasts; (7) storms, killing men and beasts; (8) locusts that devour all vegetation; (9) deep darkness for three days. Pharaoh is untouched by the first plague, which his magicians can imitate; after the second plague, which they can reproduce, but not check, he begins to supplicate; after the third plague he allows his magicians to comfort him; from the third on he makes fresh promises after each plague, but recalls them when the danger is past.
Ch. 11-13
The last, decisive blow occurs: the death of all the first-born of the Egyptians. After this, Pharaoh dismisses the Israelites. They go first from Rameses to Succoth. Chap. 12 contain supplementary regulations regarding the future observance of Passover.
Ch. 13-14
Repenting his clemency, Pharaoh, with chariots and horsemen, pursues the Israelites. The Israelites have reached the shores of the [[Sea of Reeds], and have been divinely guarded by day by a pillar of cloud, and by night by a pillar of fire. The Israelites pass dry-shod through the waters, which marvelously recede before them while engulfing Pharaoh and his entire army. Moses and his people sing a song of praise to God.
Ch. 14-18
The Israelites journey into the desert. In the desert of Sin they complain of lack of food. God sends them quails, and from this time on, except on the Sabbath, sends them a daily shower of manna. Upon arrival at Rephidim the people again complain of lack of water. God gives them water from a rock. Amalek attacks Israel and is vanquished by Joshua. God commands eternal war against Amalek. Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, having heard of Israel's deliverance, visits Moses, bringing him his wife Zipporah and their two children, whom Moses had left behind at home. On Jethro's advice Moses appoints subordinate judges.
Ch. 19-20
In the third month the Israelites arrive at Mount Sinai. God announces to them through Moses that, having by his power liberated them, they will now constitute them God's people; the Israelites are made a nation of priests. The Israelites accept this call. With thunder and lightning, clouds of smoke and noise of trumpets, God reveals himself to them on Mount Sinai and pronounces the Ten Commandments.
Ch. 21-24
The Ten Commandments, are followed by enactments relating to civil law: (1) indemnifications for injuries done to, a fellow man; (2) duties toward persons who have no actual claims, though they are dependent on the good will of others. In conclusion there are the promise of the land of Canaan as the reward of obedience, and the warning against the pagan inhabitants. God then enters into a solemn covenant with the people, through Moses. He calls Moses up into the mountain to receive the stone tablets of the Law and further instructions.
Ch. 25-31
In order that God may dwell permanently among the Israelites, they are given instructions for erecting a sanctuary. The directions provide for: (1) a wooden ark, gilded inside andoutside, for the Tables of the Covenant, with a cover similarly gilded as "mercy seat" for the Divine Presence; (2) a gilt table for the so-called "shewbread" ( ); (3) a golden candlestick for a light never to be extinguished; (4) the dwelling, including the curtains for the roof, the walls made of boards resting on silver feet and held together by wooden bolts, the purple curtain veiling the Holy of Holies, the table and candlestick, and the outer curtain; (5) a sacrificial altar made of bronzed boards; (6) the outer court formed by pillars resting on bronze pedestals and connected by hooks and crossbars of silver, with embroidered curtains; (7) preparation of the oil for the candlestick. Then follow directions for the garments of the priests: (1) a shoulder-band (ephod) with two onyx stones, on each of which are engraved the names of six of the tribes of Israel, also golden chains for holding the breastplate set with twelve precious stones, in four rows; (2) a robe for the ephod, with bells and pomegranates around the seam; (3) a golden miter plate with the inscription "Holiness to the Lord"; (4) a coat; (5) a miter; (6) a girdle.
Then follow directions for ordaining the priests, including robing, anointing (of Aaron), and a seven days' sacrifice; the institution of daily morning and evening offerings; directions for making a golden altar of incense, to be set up in front of the inner curtain, opposite the Ark of the Covenant. directions for making a laver and stand of brass, to be set up between the Tabernacle and the altar of sacrifice; the preparation of the holy oil for anointing and of the holy incense; appointment of the master workmen Bezaleel and Aboliab to direct the work; the observance of the Sabbath.
Ch. xxxii-xxxiv
While Moses is on the mountain the people become impatient and urge Aaron to make them a golden calf, which they worship with idolatrous joy. God informs Moses and threatens to abandon Israel. Moses at first intercedes for the people, but when he comes down and beholds their madness, he angrily breaks the two tablets containing the divine writing. After pronouncing judgment upon Aaron and the people he again ascends to God to implore forgiveness for them, as God is about to withdraw from them His blessed presence and to leave them unguided in the wilderness. Moses' intercession prevails. When he petitions God to tell him who will accompany them, what He intends to do, and how He will manifest His splendor, God commands him to make new tablets, and reveals Himself to Moses as a God of inexhaustible love and mercy. He assures Moses that in spite of their way wardness He will lead Israel into the Promised Land, giving Moses in token thereof new commandments applicable only to that land. He commands the Israelites not to have intercourse with the pagan natives, to refrain from all idolatry, and to appear before Him on the three pilgrimage festivals. Moses then returns to the people, who listen to him in respectful silence.
Ch. xxxv.-xl.
Moses collects the congregation, enjoins upon them the keeping of the Sabbath, and requests gifts for the sanctuary. The entire people, men and women, high and low, respond willingly and quickly, and under the direction of the superintendent they make: (1) the dwelling, including the curtains, the walls, and the veil; (2) the Ark and cover; (3) the table; (4) the golden candlestick; (5) the golden altar of incense; (6) the altar of burnt offerings; (7) the laver; (8) the outer court. An estimate of the cost of the material follows. Next comes the preparation of the garments of the priests, including: (1) the ephod with the onyx stones, together with the breastplate and its twelve precious stones and its golden chains; (2) the robe of the ephod; (3) the coats for Aaron and his sons; (4) the miter and bonnets; (5) the breeches;(6) the girdle; (7) the golden plate of the crown. Moses inspects the work when completed and praises it, and the sanctuary is set up on the first of the second month.
References
W. F. Albright From the Stone Age to Christianity (2nd ed.) Doubleday/Anchor
W. F. Albright Archaeology and the Religion of Israel (5th ed.) 1969, Doubleday/Anchor
Encyclopedia Judaica, Keter Publishing, entry on "Population", volume 13, column 866.
Y. Shiloh, "The Population of Iron Age Palestine in the Light of a Sample Analysis of Urban Plans, Areas and Population Density." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (BASOR), 1980, 239:25-35
Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel Nahum Sarna, Shocken Books, 1986 (first edition), 1996 (reprint edition), chapter 5, "Six hundred thousand men on foot".
Those Amazing Biblical Numbers: Taking Stock of the Armies of Ancient Israel William Sierichs, Jr. http://www.infidels.org/library/magazines/tsr/1995/1/1num95.html The Rise of Ancient Israel : Symposium at the Smithsonian Institution October 26, 1991 by Hershel Shanks, William G. Dever, Baruch Halpern and P. Kyle McCarter, Biblical Archaeological Society, 1992.
Disambiguation
Exodus (album) - The 1977 album by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Exodus (movie) - The 1960 movie based on the novel by Leon Uris.
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Exodus is a roots reggae album released by Bob Marley & the Wailers on June 3, 1977 (see 1977 in music). Exodus was recorded in London, while Marley recuperated from an assassination attempt.
"Jamming", "Waiting in Vain" and "One Love/People Get Ready" were all huge international hits. Exodus peaked at #20 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, and #15 on the Black Albums chart.
Track listing
- Natural Mystic - 3:28
- So Much Things to Say - 3:08
- Guiltiness - 3:19
- The Heathen - 2:32
- Exodus - 7:39
- Jammin' - 3:31
- Waiting in Vain - 4:15
- Turn Your Lights Down Low - 3:39
- Three Little Birds - 2:60
- One Love/People Get Ready - 2:53
Personnel
- Bob Marley - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Percussion, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Producer
- Rita Marley - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Judy Mowatt - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- I-Threes - Vocals (bckgr)
- Aston Barrett - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Fretless Bass, Mixing
- Terry Barham - Assistant Engineer
- Carlton "Carlie" Barrett - Percussion, Drums, Engineer
- Chris Blackwell - Mixing
- Tyrone Downie - Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), Engineer
- Marcia Griffiths - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Alvin Patterson - Percussion
- Karl Pitterson - Engineer, Mixing
- The Wailers - Producer
- Guy Bidmead - Assistant Engineer
- Bob Marley & the Wailers - Performer
- Neville Garrick - Photography, Cover Design
- Adrian Boot - Photography
- Junior Marvin - Guitar
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
EXODUS | English | Experiments on the Deployment of UMTS | N/A |
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Synonyms: ExodusSynonyms: hegira (n), hejira (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Departure | Noun: departure, decession, decampment; embarkation; outset, start; removal; exit; (egress); exodus, hejira, flight. |
Egress | Export, expatriation; emigration, remigration; debouch, debouche; emunctory; exodus; (departure); emigrant. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Exodus |
| English words defined with "exodus": Brigham Young ♦ Exody ♦ Feast of the Unleavened Bread ♦ manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food, Moses ♦ Passover, Pesach, Pesah ♦ Tabernacle ♦ young. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "exodus": Chushan-rishathaim ♦ Exodus, Book of ♦ Flesh-pots ♦ Moses' Horns ♦ Pharaoh's daughters, Pi-hahiroth, Pithom ♦ Red Sea, Passage of ♦ Zuriel. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "exodus": Exody. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Exodus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (exodus), Dutch (Exodus), German (exodus), Manx (Exodus). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Children of the Exodus (1967) Exodus (1960) Riddle of the Exodus (2002) Exodus (1990) Dark Exodus (1985) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Washington exodus. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Virginia - a family of Negroes, who do not favor the exodus, returning from a purchasing trip to New Market / from a sketch by Joseph Becker. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Bourne, Oregon. Crumbling buildings in a ghost mining town. The town came into existence in the 1870s and was notorious for the wildcat venture. Exodus from the camp occured in 1906 and most of the mines have remained closed. In the 1940 Oregon state guid. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Exodus / designed by Saul Bass. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Exodus" by Kevin C Commentary: "Picture from a cool old burnt down house visit my manip site: blindgorgon.deviantart ..." | "Baptistry Door Panel, Florence" by Sam Segar Commentary: "One of the 12 panels by Ghiberti on the door of the Baptistry in Florence. This one depicts the Exodus from Egypts ." |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | But the exodus continued unabated and pressure for political reform mounted. (references) | |
During the last years, in which the economy has boomed, new industries have been created and/or expanded, thus producing an exodus of domestic help to jobs in industries such as fruit packing, enabling them to live independently and become company workers instead of "household maids". (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Sierra Leone | Unlike in the previous year, there were no government attacks on possible RUF positions within urban areas that contributed to the exodus of the population from RUF-held areas. (references) |
Burma | During 1999 the first mass exodus of Naga religious refugees from the country occurred; more than 1,000 Christians of the Naga ethnic group reportedly fled the country to India. (references) | |
Economic History | Haiti | The coup triggered a largescale exodus of Haitians by boat. (references) |
Minorities | India | There was an exodus of many from the Sikh community, particularly the young, during the year. (references) |
Political Economy | Nigeria | A mass exodus of ethnic Igbo Christians from the North possibly triggered by ethnic or religious violence could cause severe disruptions in business and trading, especially in the commercial hubs of Kano and Kaduna. (references) |
Worker Rights | East Timor | There were over 2,000 children separated from their parents during the forced exodus to West Timor in 1999. Trafficking has not been reported during the year; however, the problem of children separated from their parents remained a concern. (references) |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | The most serious manifestation was the massive, illegal exodus from Cuba last summer. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Ten years ago a young girl left Vietnam with her family, part of the exodus that followed the fall of Saigon. |
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| "Exodus" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 83.28% of the time. "Exodus" is used about 305 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 83.28% | 254 | 18,599 |
| Noun (proper) | 16.39% | 50 | 48,117 |
| Noun (common) | 0.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 305 | N/A |
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| Country | Name |
| USA | Exodus Communications Incorporated |
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Expression using "exodus": mass exodus. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "exodus": Exodus-deuteronomy. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
exodus | 621 | 11 18 exodus | 8 |
exodus international | 146 | bible study exodus | 8 |
author exodus | 80 | abes exodus walk through | 8 |
exodus communication | 39 | 1 exodus | 7 |
the book of exodus | 37 | exodus map | 7 |
exodus ministry | 26 | exodus smallville | 7 |
exodus movie | 22 | exodus tab | 7 |
moses and the exodus | 22 | exodus plague | 7 |
exodus farm | 19 | exodus hebrew theory | 7 |
exodus leon uris | 19 | 20 exodus | 7 |
band exodus | 14 | exodus jabber | 6 |
exodus travel | 14 | commentary on exodus | 6 |
exodus lyrics | 14 | exodus music | 6 |
exodus ultima | 14 | america exodus north | 6 |
case exodus | 13 | bible exodus in | 6 |
exodus metal | 13 | discography exodus | 6 |
bible exodus | 11 | exodus from theme | 6 |
evanescence exodus | 10 | exodus gay | 6 |
abes exodus | 10 | story of exodus | 6 |
oddworld abes exodus | 10 | exodus manna | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "exodus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | Eksodus. (various references) | |
Albanian | eksodi i çifutëve nga egjipti, larfim në masë. (various references) | |
Arabic | هجرة جماعية, سفر او خروج, سفر (departure, journey, locomotion, pilgrimage, tour, transportation, travel), خروج (egress, egression, emergence, exit), رحيل (departure, exit, relocate, removal, remove). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | масово заминаване, масово изселване, масово излизане, излизането на евреите от египет. (various references) | |
Chinese | 成群外出, 出埃及記 . (various references) | |
Czech | exodus. (various references) | |
Danish | masseflugt. (various references) | |
Dutch | Exodus. (various references) | |
Esperanto | Eliro. (various references) | |
Farsi | مهاجرت دسته جمعی , مهاجرت بنی اسراءیل ازمصربه کنعان , مهاجرت (Migration), خروج (Emersion, Exit, Outgo, Propulsion). (various references) | |
Finnish | joukkopako. (various references) | |
French | exode. (various references) | |
German | Exodus. (various references) | |
Greek | έξοδοσ πλήθουσ, έξοδος (exit, sortie). (various references) | |
Hebrew | יציאה המונית (emigration), ספר שמות. (various references) | |
Hungarian | kivonulás (secession). (various references) | |
Indonesian | eksodus, kepergian banyak orang. (various references) | |
Italian | esodo (flight). (various references) | |
Manx | immeeaght (act, action, decampment, depart, departure, drift, exit, flight of time, going, going away, paces of a horse; current, paces of a horse; current of events, procedure, proceeding, procession, progress, progression, start, way), Exodus, Eccodus. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | exodusay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | êxodo. (various references) | |
Romanian | exod (emigration), bãjenie (exile, refuge). (various references) | |
Russian | массовый отъезд, исход; массовое бегство, исход (conclusion, denouement, event, exit, issue, termination, upshot). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | odlazak (departure, going, walkout), odlaženje (westing). (various references) | |
Spanish | éxodo. (various references) | |
Swedish | utvandring (emigration, trek), uttåg (walkout). (various references) | |
Turkish | toplu göç, göç (drift, emigration, expatriation, immigration, migration, migratory, transmigration, trek), akın (afflux, flow, foray, incursion, inflow, influent, influx, inroad, inrush, invasion, irruption, raid, razzia, rush, spate). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | вихід (cast, egress, emergence, exit, orifice, out, outcome, outgo, outgoing, outing, outlet, output, secession, yield, yielding), масовий від'їзд. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự rời đi. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | exodus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "exodus": exoduses. (additional references) | |
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"Exodus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: axodus, Ecodisc, eous, exdo, exdous, exodis, exodos, exodous, exodur, Exotox, exouus, exudos, exudus, ixodes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "exodus" (pronounced e"ksudus) |
| 4 | -u d u s | prejudice. |
| 3 | -d u s | cowardice, goddess, gradus, hazardous, Hondas, horrendous, jaundice, Judas, modus, stewardess, stupendous, tremendous. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-o-s-u-x" | |
-1 letter: douse. | |
-2 letters: does, dose, doux, dues, duos, odes, ouds, oxes, sued, udos, used. | |
-3 letters: dex, doe, dos, due, duo, eds, ode, ods, oes, ose, oud, sex, sod, sou, sox, sue, udo, use. | |
-4 letters: de, do, ed, es, ex, od, oe, os, ox, so, us, xu. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-o-s-u-x" | |
+1 letter: tuxedos. | |
+2 letters: dextrous, exoduses, expounds, suboxide, tuxedoes. | |
+3 letters: dexterous, exordiums, suboxides, sulfoxide, unexposed. | |
+4 letters: expounders, exudations, juxtaposed, soundboxes, sulfoxides, superoxide, uxoricides. | |
+5 letters: dexterously, expeditious, superoxides, underexpose. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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