Manna
Manna, sometimes spelled mana, is the name of a food which, according to the Pentateuch of the Bible, the Israelites ate while they were traveling 40 years in the desert after leaving Egypt, which God provided because they had nothing to eat.[1] Every morning they would gather the white flakes that covered the ground. It is said to have a sweet taste. When they got tired of manna, God gave them quail (bird).[2]
Where did they come from?
Manna was called the "bread of heaven" because it seemed to come from Heaven, according to the Bible.[3] Some suggest that they were a type of locust; some say that it was the sap of a tree which is known to satisfy hunger. In the Mishna, it is said that it was made during twilight of the sixth day of Creation.
References
- ↑ Exodus 16:1-36
- ↑ Numbers 11:31,32
- ↑ Psalm 78:24-25, 105:40,
Manna Media
- Tissot The Gathering of the Manna (color).jpg
The Gathering of the Manna by James Tissot
- Pine branch with Marchalina hellenica honeydew.jpg
Pine branch with Marchalina hellenica honeydew
- Tamarix gallica bloemen.jpg
De foto toont een bloementaje van de Franse tamarisk.*Ik nam deze foto op 25 mei 2005 op de Leyweg in den Haag.*This photo shows a flowered branch of Tamarix gallica. I took this picture on May 25, The Hague, Netherlands.
- Coriander.png
According to the book of Exodus, manna is like a coriander seed in size but is white (this is explained by ancient commentaries as a comparison to the round shape of the coriander seed).
- Gathering of the Manna.jpg
The Gathering of the Manna, c. 1460–1470.
Hortus sanitatis, Mainz 1491. Woodcut showing manna
