Numbers 11:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The manna looked like coriander seed, and its color was like bdellium.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes what the miraculous food called manna looked like - it was small like coriander seeds and had the appearance of a precious, pearl-like resin.

📚 Historical Context

This description comes during the Israelites' 40-year journey in the wilderness after leaving Egypt. God had been providing manna (meaning 'what is it?') as their daily bread for sustenance. The people had grown tired of this miraculous provision and were complaining, wanting the variety of foods they remembered from Egypt.

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