Manna facts for kids

Manna is described as being comparable to Hoarfrost in size. Hoarfrost on grass lawn.

Manna, sometimes spelled mana, is the name of a food which, according to the Pentateuch of the Bible, the Israelites ate while they were traveling 40 years in the desert after leaving Egypt, which God provided because they had nothing to eat. Every morning they would gather the white flakes that covered the ground. It is said to have a sweet taste. When they got tired of manna, God gave them quail (bird).

Where did they come from?

Manna was called the "bread of heaven" because it seemed to come from Heaven, according to the Bible. Some suggest that they were a type of locust; some say that it was the sap of a tree which is known to satisfy hunger. In the Mishna, it is said that it was made during twilight of the sixth day of Creation.

Images for kids

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  The Gathering of the Manna by James Tissot

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  According to the book of Exodus, manna is like a coriander seed in size but is white (this is explained by ancient commentaries as a comparison to the round shape of the coriander seed).

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  Pine branch with Marchalina hellenica honeydew

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  A tamarisk tree in the Negev Desert

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  The Gathering of the Manna, c. 1460–1470.

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  The Gathering of the Manna, a cropped image from Hours of Catherine of Cleves. Manuscript MS M. 917-945 ff 137v, Morgan Library & Museum New York, around 1440.

See also

In Spanish: Maná (Biblia) para niños