... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron > Exodus (part II): journey of Israel to Mount Sinai > Moses striking water from the rock (Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:2-13) > when Moses and Aaron pray in front of the tabernacle, God appears to them