Pillar of Fire (novel by J. H. Ingraham)

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"Pillar of Fire" is an 1859 biblical historical novel by J. H. Ingraham that dramatizes the life of Moses and the Exodus, later serving as a key literary source for Cecil B. DeMille’s epic film "The Ten Commandments."

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instanceOf biblical novel
historical novel
novel
author J. H. Ingraham
basedOn Book of Exodus
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy The Throne of David
genre biblical fiction
historical fiction
religious fiction
hasTheme divine deliverance
faith
leadership of Moses
slavery and liberation
influenced The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
intendedAudience Christian readers
literaryForm epistolary novel
literaryMovement 19th-century American religious fiction
mainCharacter Moses
narrativeForm prose
narrativePerspective first-person epistolary style
notableAdaptationConnection Cecil B. DeMille
originalLanguage English
partOfAuthorBiblicalSeries J. H. Ingraham biblical novels
precededBy The Prince of the House of David
publicationYear 1859
religiousTradition Christian literature
settingPeriod Biblical era
settingPlace Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt

Sinai Peninsula
subject Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
life of Moses
timeSpanOfFictionalEvents from birth of Moses to the Exodus
titleAlludesTo pillar of fire in the Book of Exodus
usedAsSourceFor The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1956 film)

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