Case file · Folklore / legend
Aaron's tomb on Jabal Harun
Above Petra, a white shrine on Jabal Harun is venerated by Muslims, Jews and Christians as the tomb of Aaron, brother of Moses. Burckhardt pretended to vow a sacrifice there to reach Petra in 1812.
1812 CE · 30.32, 35.41 · status: legend
The account
The current shrine dates from 1363. Nearby, Ain Musa (Moses' spring) at Wadi Musa is said to be the rock Moses struck for water.