Jaber — M.I. Quandour

During road construction works leading up to a Petra in Wadi Musa (Valley of Moses), a piece of Basanite rock with strange Hebrew lettering is discovered in the rubble by Jaber, a young 12-year-old Bedouin boy of the B'Doul trive, the descendents of the original Nabatean inhabitants of Petra. This find leads to a journey of discovery and adventure supplementing and expanding the biblical and Koranic story of the exodus of Jews with Moses from Egypt.

The rock becomes a valuable artifact pursued by various organizations and governmental agencies, including gangster elements who see in it serious monetary gain. The tenacious boy Jaber eludes all pursuers and bring the chase to a surprise ending using his childish instincts to avoid capture.