About the Book
Moses – Son of Ramses offers an original interpretation of the Exodus story. Here, Ramses is not merely Moses’ enemy — he is the man who chose to raise him as his son and prepare him to inherit Egypt.
This is a new take on the story of Moses — not as a distant, revered leader, but as a human being raised between two worlds.
- Author
- Moshe Kazan
- Genre
- Historical Novel, Political Action Drama, Family Tragedy
- Period
- Ancient Egypt
- Central Themes
- Choice vs. fate, identity, fatherhood, the price of power, loyalty, and moral corruption
- Premise
- What if Pharaoh chose to raise the savior of the Hebrews as his own son and heir?
Plot & Themes
When a prophecy warns of a Hebrew child destined to bring about Egypt’s downfall, Ramses makes an unthinkable choice.
Instead of killing the child, he adopts him and raises him in the palace as his own son.
Moses grows up as an Egyptian prince in a dangerous royal court, yet despite his status, he belongs nowhere.
To the Egyptians, he is a Hebrew.
To the Hebrews, he is the son of Ramses.
Two fathers. Two nations. One son.
Caught between them is Moses, forced to choose not only his path — but who he truly is.
An inevitable tragedy.
Father against son.
King against slave.
Do his life and destiny belong to the fathers fighting over him — or to Moses himself?
Style & Subject
The novel combines historical action drama with a modern psychological perspective on biblical characters.
Rather than portraying them as mythical heroes or distant sacred figures, it presents them as human beings forced to make impossible choices.
The story moves between the perspectives of Moses and Ramses, revealing how each man confronts the consequences of the choices that shaped his life.
What Makes the Book Different
Most adaptations of the Exodus story ask how Moses led his people to freedom.
Moses – Son of Ramses asks a different question:
What happens when the man who raised you, shaped you, and loved you as a son is also the man you are destined to stand against?