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Prophecy · messianic · Confidence: high · curated

Manna as Type of Christ

Cited scripture

  • Exod 16:15 — And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
  • Exod 16:35 — And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

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8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

Historic voices touch this

2 passages from 2 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

  • Commentary on the Gospel According to John · 1 passage
  • On the Mysteries (De Mysteriis) · 1 passage