And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
The people stayed up all that day, all through the night, and all the next day gathering the quails. Even the person who gathered the least amount collected ten homers (about 60 bushels). They spread all the birds out around their camp to dry them.
This verse shows how abundantly God provided quail meat for the Israelites - there was so much that even those who gathered the least still collected a huge amount.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during Israel's wilderness journey after leaving Egypt, when the people complained about only having manna to eat and demanded meat. God sent massive flocks of quail in response to their grumbling, though this abundance would soon become a judgment. The Israelites were preserving the meat by spreading it out to dry in the desert sun, a common ancient method of food preservation.
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