Staff of Moses Staff of Moses The Staff of Moses is a staff mentioned in the Bible and Quran as a walking stick used by Moses. According to the Book of Exodus in the Bible, the staff of ( "matteh", translated "rod" in the King James Bible) was used to produce water from a rock, was transformed into a snake and back, and was used at the parting of the Red Sea. Whether or not Moses' staff was the same as that used by his brother Aaron (known as Aaron's rod) has been debated by rabbinical scholars. The staff is first mentioned in
The Little Golden Calf even decides to anonymously donate the money to the Ministry of Finance, but changes his mind. He turns the money into jewels and gold, and tries to cross the Romanian border, only to be robbed by the Romanian border guards, leaving him only with a medal, the Order of the Golden Fleece. There are two alternative endings to "The Golden Calf". One was written at the time the novel was originally submitted for publication to the magazine "Thirty Days". The other appeared later, probably due to the objections to the writers for lionizing their main character. According to the first,