The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/exodus/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:42:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Exodus | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/exodus/ 32 32 ‘Exodus’: When Hollywood still loved the Jewish state https://www.timesofisrael.com/exodus-when-hollywood-still-loved-the-jewish-state/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:28:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3807194&preview=true&preview_id=3807194 ToI's movie maven and deputy editor on the 1960 Paul Newman vehicle that showed off the actor's love of Israel -- and his amazing blue eyes

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]]> Study anchors obscure pharaoh in time, opening research path into dating the Exodus https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-anchors-obscure-pharaoh-in-time-opening-research-path-into-dating-the-exodus/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 07:47:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3677268 A PLOS ONE paper places Ahmose's reign over Egypt decades after the famous Thera volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea, with vast implications for the region's history

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]]> Ancient rock etchings on remote Negev plateau evoke the Bible, draw new interest https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-rock-etchings-on-remote-negev-plateau-evoke-the-bible-draw-new-interest/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 11:45:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2426937 As Mount Karkom attracts increasing visitors, archaeologists try to protect a prehistoric art-filled site that a top researcher claims is Mount Sinai, complete with 'burning bush'

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]]> 19th-cent. Slave Bible that removed Exodus story to repress hope goes on display https://www.timesofisrael.com/19th-cent-slave-bible-that-removed-exodus-story-to-repress-hope-goes-on-display/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 07:52:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2042899 Censored texts were used by missionaries in the Caribbean colonies to emotionally manipulate the forced laborers who built the British Empire

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]]> New carbon-dating tool could pinpoint ancient eruption, gauge if tied to Exodus https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-carbon-dating-tool-could-determine-if-ancient-eruption-tied-to-exodus/ Thu, 23 Aug 2018 18:24:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1911597 Calibration technique aims to show exactly when Thera erupted on Santorini, some 4,000 years ago. Volcanic blast has been linked to rise and fall of civilizations, even the Plagues

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]]> Ari Ben Portnoy https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/ari-ben-portnoy/ Fri, 25 May 2018 15:14:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1858052 Are we the fighter or the kvetcher? The noble or the nebbish? The Philip Roth - Leon Uris battle still resonates

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]]> A tour group leader uncovers Passover secrets in the Met Museum’s Egyptian wing https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-tour-group-leader-uncovers-passover-secrets-in-the-met-museums-egyptian-wing/ Fri, 30 Mar 2018 18:55:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1815591 Nachliel Selavan, a Jewish educator and self-taught museum guide, looks at Jewish texts and history through ancient artifacts, showing that 'the Bible doesn't exist in a vacuum'

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]]> Paul Newman’s watch auctioned for record $17.8 million https://www.timesofisrael.com/paul-newmans-watch-auctioned-for-record-17-8-million/ Sat, 28 Oct 2017 14:08:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1719570 The watch, given to the actor by wife Joanne Woodward and inscribed with an admonition to 'drive carefully,' fetches world record price

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]]> France marks 70 years since ‘Exodus’ ship voyage to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-marks-70-years-since-exodus-ship-voyage-to-israel/ Sun, 09 Jul 2017 14:16:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1654968 Survivors of journey that had profound influence on creation of Jewish state gather in Mediterranean port of Sete to mark anniversary

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]]> Up Shittim Creek https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/up-shittim-creek/ Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:00:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1650111 The Israelites built God's house, but only after terrible divine rebuke reformed their excesses of whoring and idolatry

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]]> When Moses almost parted the Red Sea on the Great Seal of the United States https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-moses-almost-parted-the-red-sea-on-the-great-seal-of-the-united-states/ Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:06:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1599474 New book contends Hebrew prophets influenced the Puritans who established America -- and the patriots who led it to independence

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]]> Trailblazing journalist who brought 1,000 Jewish refugees to US dies at 105 https://www.timesofisrael.com/trailblazing-journalist-who-brought-1000-jewish-refugees-to-us-dies-at-105/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 05:37:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1502056 Ruth Gruber, who captured some of the most iconic photos of the SS Exodus in 1947, dreamed of a world 'with no more refugees who require haven'

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]]> Auction of flag from the ship Exodus called off https://www.timesofisrael.com/auction-of-flag-from-the-ship-exodus-called-off/ Thu, 03 Dec 2015 03:26:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1295750 Banner from iconic vessel that carried Holocaust survivors to Israel has been bought by a public institution

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]]> State nixes $1 million auction of Declaration of Independence drafts https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-nixes-1-million-auction-of-declaration-of-independence-drafts/ Mon, 30 Nov 2015 01:00:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1293498 Court rules documents are public property, says 'Israel's inalienable assets' must be protected

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]]> Why is this seder different from all other seders? Could be the nuns https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-is-this-seder-different-from-all-other-seders-could-be-the-nuns/ Thu, 02 Apr 2015 10:26:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1159628 In Zambia, Catholic sisters are in the habit of celebrating Passover meal, complete with matzah, bitter herbs and haroset, to connect to roots of Christianity and Easter

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