Do you know what 'manna' is?

Answer 1

Refers to "food from heaven", or divine food.. and comes from the Old Testament story of "manna" or food coming down from heaven and saving the Isrealites in the desert when they had no other food source at the time.

Answer 2

Manna, which is sometimes or archaically spelled mana, the the mystical name of the food which was miraculously produced for the Israelites by God in the desert according to the book of Exodus. Manna is also said to have ceased to appear when the Israelites first harvested their crops in their new homeland of Jurusulam.

"Man hu", or "manna" means in the Hebrew language and can be translated as "what is it". REf: George Ebers (Durch Gosen zum Sinai, 1881, p. 236), derived "manna" from the Egyptian mennu, "food" (JE "Manna"). By extension "manna" has also been used to refer to any divine or spiritual nourishment.

The Christians speak of manna as a symbol of the Eucharist (in the Gospel of John, 6). When Paul calls the manna "spiritual food" (in the First Corinthians, 10:3), he alludes to its symbolical significance with regard to the Eucharist as much as to its miraculous character (CE "Manna"). In the New Testament clearly explains the relationship between manna and the original (true) messianic apostles in John 6, when Jesus says `I am the bread of life`.Hebrews 9:4 demonstrates for the Christian that the sacred manna is the essence of the Holy.

According to Judeo-Christian tradition, the mysterious substance which was provided miraculously by God to the Hebrews during their forty years in the desert descended by night like hoarfrost in the form of coriander seed of the color of bdellium (Book of Numbers 11:7). It was collected before sunrise, before it melted in the sun. The people ground it, or pounded it, and then baked it (Num. 11:8). A double portion was to be found on the day before the sabbath, when none was to be found. When the Hebrews arrived at Gilgal, on the 14th of Nisan, and began to eat the grain grown there, the manna ceased.

Answer 3

Manna (sometimes or archaically spelled mana) is the name of the food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. Manna ceased to appear when the Israelites first harvested their crops in their new homeland. "Man hu", or "manna" in the Hebrew language is translated as "what is it". George Ebers (Durch Gosen zum Sinai, 1881, p. 236), derived "manna" from the Egyptian mennu, "food" (JE "Manna"). By extension "manna" has also been used to refer to any divine or spiritual nourishment.

Christians see manna as a symbol of the Eucharist (Gospel of John, 6). When Paul calls the manna "spiritual food" (First Corinthians, 10:3), he alludes to its symbolical significance with regard to the Eucharist as much as to its miraculous character (CE "Manna"). The New Testament clearly explains the relationship between manna and the original (true) messianic apostles in John 6, when Jesus says `I am the bread of life`.Hebrews 9:4 demonstrates for the Christian that the sacred manna is the essence of the Holy.

According to Judeo-Christian tradition, the mysterious substance which was provided miraculously by God to the Hebrews during their forty years in the desert descended by night like hoarfrost in the form of coriander seed of the color of bdellium (Book of Numbers 11:7). It was collected before sunrise, before it melted in the sun. The people ground it, or pounded it, and then baked it (Num. 11:8). A double portion was to be found on the day before the sabbath, when none was to be found. When the Hebrews arrived at Gilgal, on the 14th of Nisan, and began to eat the grain grown there, the manna ceased.

Contents [hide]
1 Identifying manna
2 Modern term
3 Vegetarian view
4 Manna as a mushroom
5 References
6 Notes
7 See also
8 External links

Answer 4

That was the "bread" that was given to the Israelites each morning. It would keep for 1 day, except that which was before the Sabbath, it would keep 2 days. It was described as sweet. I have heard manna translates to "what is this".

Answer 5

Yes , of course. Manna was the food that God sent from Heaven to the Isrealites when they were wandering in the wilderness for 40 years.

Answer 6

Manna is like food. Namely from God/Heaven. It was mentioned in the bible that the jews were given manna from heaven when they were escaping from Egypt with Moses from the phahroh.

"food" could be taken literally or figuratively.

Answer 7

Manna is what the Israelites ate in the desert during the exodus from Egypt.

As for what exactly it is, historians aren't sure. Some think that it was sap or a secretion from bushes, some think that it came from insects.

Answer 8

Apparently a form of Lichen found in the Middle east.
If UR referring 2 Manna from heaven, they guessed it was Lichen, coz nobody knows 4 sure.

Answer 9

A wafer like food, that taste sweet. God fed the children of Israel with manna in the wilderness when they left Egypt. It fell from heaven during the night. When they gathered it in the moring they were only to gather what they required that day. For the ones that didn't gather enough they always had plenty. If they gathered to much, it turned to worms overnight. Yet what Moses put in the ark of the covenant never turned to worms. I beleive God used that to show the people that they needed to trust in him for all their needs just as we need to do today.
God Bless You.

Answer 10

Manna is the heavenly food God sent down to feed Moses and all the people during the exodus.The people were hungry and were losing faith. God took care of that!