And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
The people would go out and collect it, then grind it up in mills or crush it with a mortar and pestle. They would bake it in pans and make cakes out of it. It tasted like fresh oil.
This verse describes how the Israelites prepared the manna that God provided for them in the wilderness - they could grind it, bake it, and it had a pleasant, rich taste.
📚 Historical Context
This passage describes the daily routine of gathering and preparing manna during Israel's 40-year journey through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. God miraculously provided this bread-like substance each morning to feed the entire nation of roughly two million people. The Israelites had been complaining about their diet, so Moses is reminding them of God's faithful provision.
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