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Now manna was reminiscent of coriander seed, with an appearance similar to amber.[a] People would go out to gather it, then they would grind it in mills or pound it in mortars, and then they would boil it in pots or make cakes out of it that tasted like butter cakes. When the dew fell in the camp, the manna came with it.

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  1. Numbers 11:7 Lit. bdellium; i.e. a clear gum resin

The manna was like coriander seed(A) and looked like resin.(B) The people went around gathering it,(C) and then ground it in a hand mill or crushed it in a mortar. They cooked it in a pot or made it into loaves. And it tasted like something made with olive oil. When the dew(D) settled on the camp at night, the manna also came down.

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