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manna ~ (A) ~ food from heaven . It is like bread. The word 'manna' is Hebrew for 'What is it?' This is because the Jews did not know what God had sent them.
manna ~ (A) ~ food from God. It came down from the sky. It was like bread.
manna ~ (B) ~ the food that God gave to the Israelites .
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