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Relativity of Manna

This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded: Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent.' And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. (Exodus 16-18) In the desert, Jewish people were given manna—one omer[1] (Biblical measure) per member of the household. Rashi explains: Some gathered [too] much [manna] and some gathered [too] little, but when they came home, they measured with an omer, each one what he had [...]

Manna – Superposition of All Tastes

And the house of Israel called the name thereof manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey (Exodus 16:31). The taste of it was as the taste of a cake baked with oil (Numbers 11:8).   The biblical account of manna presents us with an intriguing paradox that resonates surprisingly with modern quantum physics. In Exodus, Scripture describes this mysterious desert sustenance as tasting “like wafers made with honey,” while elsewhere characterizing it as having the flavor of “cake baked with oil.” This apparent contradiction opens the door to a fascinating exploration of how biblical text might parallel contemporary scientific understanding.  The Many-Flavored Mystery The Talmud (Yoma 75b) elaborates on manna’s remarkable nature, describing it as a substance whose taste adapted to [...]

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