There is a passage in Ezekiel 4:9 that is a recipe for bread. "Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt; put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself. You are to eat it during the 390 days you lie on your side."
It turns out to be an excellent source of dietary fiber, grain proteins and the essential fatty acids omega 3 and 6. Aperson could stave off malnutritien for many months eating this an water alone. Does anyone believe that this may have been mana?
Please, this is a scholarly question. I don't want a bunch of messages in all capitols, telling me about your supposed relationship with a man who's been dead for two millenia.
2006-08-03 16:59:02 · 9 answers · asked by No Drama 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, and neither are 'shrooms...Manna is what God says it is, bread from heaven....
2006-08-03 17:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by gracefully_saved 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think that the bread is Ezekiel is manna.
"Manna" in Hebrew means "what is it?" because it was a substance never before encountered in Israel's experience. Also it was fragile and lasted only a day.
Bread on the other hand, while perhaps not exactly of this particular recipe, was a familiar item to them and had --even without the amazing additives we have today -- a longer shelf life than manna.
But it is a good question you ask, and you are right, this bread recipe is quite nutritious. There is a company that does make this recipe which is sold as "Ezekiel bread."
2006-08-03 17:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by Ponderingwisdom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two theories about the manna.
1. It was the an edible mould or some fungus from off a certain tree found in Sinai.
2. It was the edible dung of a certain insect that fed on a certain tree in Sinai.
I can't remember the exact names of the insect or mould or tree. But I read in an Encarta Encyclopedia. No 2. sounds like a good theory since insects flying over head can unload manna on you.
2006-08-03 17:24:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"" Is this Manna?""
Nope. As far as I can recall Manna is or was an OFF WHITE fluffy foodstuff that had a slight Coriander flavour. It grew or grows on bushes and is easy to pick.
It has very short life on the bush - and does not keep well when picked. Must be eaten within hours.
2006-08-03 17:06:04 · answer #4 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "manna" means "what is it?". It's described as Angel's food and apparently there is nothing like it that occurs naturally here on earth.
Exodus 16:31 Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
2006-08-03 17:04:09 · answer #5 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Its Manna. :)
Couldn't resist. Apparently it IS archaically spelled "mana". But you've got the right passage regardless. Check my source link for more!
2006-08-03 17:04:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be. I had a Pastor once that described Manna as edible mushrooms.
2006-08-03 17:03:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, manna was something which came out fully formed, tasted of fried honey cakes and dissolved int he heat of day -- it was white and slightly oily.
2006-08-03 17:03:40 · answer #8 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-08-03 17:05:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋