Manna (Easton)

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Heb. man-hu, 'What is that?' the name given by the Israelites to the food miraculously supplied to them during their wanderings in the wilderness (Exodus 16:15-35 ). The name is commonly taken as derived from Man , An expression of surprise, 'What is it?' but more probably it is derived from Manan ,"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter M Bible Dictionaries Manna Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Manger Next Entry Manoah Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Manna Scofield Reference Index Manna Thompson Chain Reference Manna Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Messiah; Living Bread: & Manna, Bread Manna, Details: & Food From Heaven Torrey Topical Textbook Manna Dictionaries American Tract Society Manna Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Manna Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Manna Chabad Knowledge Base Manna Easton's Bible Dictionary Manna Fausset Bible Dictionary Manna Holman Bible Dictionary Manna Hastings' BibleDictionary Manna Hastings' NT Dictionary Manna (2) Manna King James Dictionary Manna Morrish Bible Dictionary Manna 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Saints, Manna Oil of Manna Oil of Saints Manna Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Manna People's Bible Dictionary Manna Smith Bible Dictionary Manna Vines' Expository Dictionary Manna Wilson's Bible Types Manna Webster Dictionary Manna Croup Manna Watson's Theological Dictionary Manna Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Manna International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Manna Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Manna McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Manna The Nuttall Encyclopedia Manna The Catholic Encyclopedia Manna The Jewish Encyclopedia Manna Lexicons ܡܰܢ݈ܢܳܐ μάννα מָן , מָן Heb. man-hu, "What is that?" the name given by the Israelites to the food miraculously supplied to them during their wanderings in the wilderness ( Exodus 16:15-35 ). The name is commonly taken as derived from Man , An expression of surprise, "What is it?" but more probably it is derived from Manan , Meaning "to allot," and hence denoting an "allotment" or a "gift." This "gift" from God is described as "a small round thing," like the "hoar-frost on the ground," and "like coriander seed," "of the colour of bdellium," and in taste "like wafers made with honey." It was capable of being baked and boiled, ground in mills, or beaten in a mortar ( Exodus 16:23 ; Numbers 11:7 ). If any was kept over till the following morning, it became corrupt with worms; but as on the Sabbath none fell, on the preceding day a double portion was given, and that could be kept over to supply the wants of the Sabbath without becoming corrupt. Directions concerning the gathering of it are fully given ( Exodus 16:16-18,33 ; Deuteronomy 8:3,16 ). It fell for the first time after the eighth encampment in the desert of Sin, and was daily furnished, except on the Sabbath, for all the years of the wanderings, till they encamped at Gilgal, after crossing the Jordan, when it suddenly ceased, and where they "did eat of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more" ( Joshua 5:12 ). They now no longer needed the "bread of the wilderness." This manna was evidently altogether a miraculous gift, wholly different from any natural product with which we are acquainted, and which bears this name. The manna of European commerce comes chiefly from Calabria and Sicily. It drops from the twigs of a species of ash during the months of June and July. At night it is fluid and resembles dew, but in the morning it begins to harden. The manna of the Sinaitic peninsula is an exudation from the "manna-tamarisk" tree (Tamarix mannifera), the el-tarfah of the Arabs. This tree is found at the present day in certain well-watered valleys in the peninsula of Sinai. The manna with which the people of Israel were fed for forty years differs in many particulars from all these natural products. Our Lord refers to the manna when he calls himself the "true bread from heaven" ( John 6:31-35 ; 4851-51 ). He is also the "hidden manna" ( Revelation 2:17 ; Compare John 6:49,51 ).

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