the manna: Exodus 16:35; Nehemiah 9:20-21; Revelation 7:16-17
but they did eat: Deuteronomy 6:10-11; Proverbs 13:22; Isaiah 65:13-14; John 4:38
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Joshua 5:12
Joshua 5:12
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