The Staff of Moses — Summer Lee

Four thousand years ago, the Israelites drove the Canaanites from Israel and they never quite got over it... In THE STAFF OF MOSES, acclaimed Christian author Summer Lee breaks into the Biblical artifact treasure-hunting genre with an original, fast-paced standalone novel about the quest for the mystical Staff of Moses. When the adventure begins in 1963, Aviela, who works for the government, is assigned to rescue archaeologist Eldad Ben-Tzion from danger and take him to Jerusalem. When Aviela locates him at the famous archaeology expedition at Masada, an evil Canaanite poses a threat to Ben-Tzion, and to the archaeologist in charge of the dig. Aviela tries to remove the man from harm's way just when remarkable artifacts are discovered at Masada, and a professional conflict between Ben-Tzion and the lead archaeologist distracts him and throws him into a down spiral.