Exodus 17:5
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
Cross-reference
Exodus 7:20
Citation
In Exodus 7:20, Moses smites the Nile with this rod—directly referenced as 'the rod wherewith thou smotest the river' in Exodus 17:5.
Numbers 20:8–11
Parallel
Numbers 20:8-11 records a later water-from-rock episode with the same rod, but Moses strikes instead of speaking—a parallel miracle with a key difference.
Deuteronomy 8:15
Allusion
Deuteronomy 8:15 recalls God bringing water from the rock of flint, directly referencing the miracle initiated in Exodus 17:5.