According to tradition ‘Ain Musa, or Moses’ spring, is the place where Moses struck a rock with a branch, causing water to flow out and slake the thirst of the Israelites (Numbers 20:11): "And Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the branch; water gushed in abundance, and the community drank and their cattle too." There are two possible locations for this spring—one near Mount Nebo, and the other near Petra.