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# manna #
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## Definition: ##
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Manna was a white, grain-like food that God provided for the Israelites to eat during the 40 years of living in the wilderness after they left Egypt.
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* Manna looked like white flakes which appeared each morning on the ground under the dew. It tasted sweet, like honey.
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* The Israelites gathered the manna flakes every day except on the Sabbath.
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* On the day before the Sabbath, God told the Israelites to gather twice the amount of manna so they wouldn't have to gather it on their day of rest.
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* The word "manna" means "what is it?"
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* In the Bible, manna is also referred to as "bread from heaven" and "grain from heaven."
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## Translation Suggestions ##
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* Other ways to translate this term could include "thin white flakes of food" or "food from heaven."
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* Also consider how this term is translated in a Bible translation in a local or national language. (See: [How to Translate Unknowns](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown))
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(See also: [bread](../other/bread.md), [desert](../other/desert.md), [grain](../other/grain.md), [heaven](../kt/heaven.md), [Sabbath](../kt/sabbath.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Deuteronomy 08:3](rc://en/tn/help/deu/08/3)
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* [Exodus 16:27](rc://en/tn/help/exo/16/27)
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* [Hebrews 09:3-5](rc://en/tn/help/heb/09/03)
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* [John 06:30-31](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/06/30)
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* [Joshua 05:12](rc://en/tn/help/jos/05/12)
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H4478, G3131
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