Moon of Israel
By Henry Rider Haggard
- Release Date: 1918-01-01
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Description
The novel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana. In about the year 1230 BC the Israelites are in slavery in Egypt. At this difficult time the Jewish slave-girl Merapi falls in love with Prince Seti, son of the Pharaoh Menapta. This socially inappropriate love leads to numerous problems, which can nevertheless be resolved.