Staff of Aaron

"It could find water, bring plagues, smite your enemy."

- Indiana Jones



The Staff of Aaron or Rod of Aaron was a biblical artifact considered to be the original magician's wand.

Belonging to Aaron, brother of Moses, the Staff was a shaft of almond inscribed with Aaron's name in Hebrew that brought forth the plagues to Egypt, parted the Red Sea and could be used to find anything.

By the time Aaron died the final location of the Staff was lost, believed to have been stolen from Solomon's Temple around the same time as the Ark of the Covenant.

Eventually it found its way to Iraq where the Staff fell into the hands of the Yezidi and over time became worn.

Indiana Jones and Faye and Mystery Maskelyne hunted out the Staff while in search of the Omega Book, an artifact that only the Staff could find. Mystery stole it from the Yezidi and while the possession of Faye Maskelyne, a magician, the Staff returned to its original state and led the group to the Omega Book in Egypt.

The Staff's power was used again when Jones and the Maskelynes were attacked by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army. It was instrumental in defeating the antagonists and Faye decided to throw the Staff away.

The Staff buried itself by the Nile and an almond tree later grew from its location.

Appearances

 * Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx