And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
The day after Passover, they ate food that was already growing in the land - unleavened bread and roasted grain - all on that same day.
This verse shows the Israelites eating food from the Promised Land for the first time after celebrating Passover, marking their transition from wilderness wandering to settlement.
📚 Historical Context
The Israelites had just crossed the Jordan River and were camped at Gilgal near Jericho. They had been eating manna (bread from heaven) for 40 years in the wilderness, but now they were finally in the Promised Land. This was their first Passover celebrated in the land God had promised to Abraham, and eating the produce of the land symbolized the end of their journey and the beginning of their inheritance.
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