What is the name of the miraculous food God provided to Israel in the wilderness?

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Manna is the name of the miraculous food God provided to Israel in the wilderness. It appeared as a fine, flaky substance on the ground each morning, and the people gathered it to eat as they traveled. The term manna comes from their question, “What is it?”—a fitting label for this new sustenance in the desert. It’s described as bread from heaven, sent by God to sustain the entire community on the journey, and its taste is likened to wafers made with honey in some translations. This daily provision was meant to teach dependence on God, with the rule to gather only what was needed for each day and a double portion on the day before the Sabbath. The other options relate to the story in different ways—quail was given as meat on occasion, bread from heaven is a descriptive phrase, and honey refers to the taste—yet the specific name of the miraculous food is manna.