Monastery Highlights:
The Basilica
Chapel of the Burning Bush
Charnel House
The Fountain of Moses
Justinian's Wall
The Library & Gallery of Icons
The Mosque
Explore the Monastery
Art of the Monastery
The Fountain of Moses:
The Fountain of Moses, an underground spring that supplies the monastery with water, is said to sit on the very spot where Moses met his future wife, Zipporah, after protecting her and her sisters from an aggressive group of local shepherds (Exodus, 2, 16-21). According to the monks, the well never dries up, and it is the monastery's main source of water.