On Eagle’s Wings (novel by A. E. Southon)

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On Eagle’s Wings is a biblical novel by A. E. Southon that retells the story of Moses and the Exodus, serving as the literary basis for Cecil B. DeMille’s epic film The Ten Commandments (1956).

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instanceOf biblical novel
novel
adaptedAs The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
author A. E. Southon
basedOn Book of Exodus
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre historical fiction
religious fiction
hasAuthor A. E. Southon
inspiredWork The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
language English
literaryBasisFor screenplay elements of The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
literaryForm prose narrative
mainSubject Book of Exodus
surface form: Exodus

Moses
narrativeFocus Israelites’ deliverance from Egypt
life of Moses
religiousTradition Judeo-Christian
settingPeriod Biblical era
settingPlace Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt

Sinai desert
surface form: Sinai Desert
theme covenant between God and Israel
divine deliverance
faith
leadership of Moses
usedAsSourceFor The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
workTitle On Eagle’s Wings

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The Ten Commandments (1956 film) basedOn On Eagle’s Wings (novel by A. E. Southon)