# manna #

## Definition: ##

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.

* Manna looked like white flakes which appeared each morning on the ground under the dew. It tasted sweet, like honey.
* The Israelites gathered the manna flakes every day except on the Sabbath.
* 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.
* The word "manna" means "what is it?"
* In the Bible, manna is also referred to as "bread from heaven" and "grain from heaven."

## Translation Suggestions ##

* Other ways to translate this term could include, "thin white flakes of food" or "food from heaven."
* Also consider how this term is translated in a Bible translation in a local or national language. (See: [How to Translate Unknowns](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_unknown.md))

(See also: [bread](../other/bread.md), [desert](../other/desert.md), [grain](../other/grain.md), [heaven](../kt/heaven.md), [sabbath](../kt/sabbath.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Deuteronomy 08:3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/deu/08/03)
* [Exodus 16:26-27](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/exo/16/26)
* [Hebrews 09:3-5](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/heb/09/03)
* [John 06:30-31](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jhn/06/30)
* [Joshua 05:12](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jos/05/12)