manna from heaven

Food that God gave miraculously to the Israelites in the Exodus , after the food they had brought with them out of Egypt (see also Egypt ) had run out. In the Book of Exodus, the Israelites found it one morning after the dew had evaporated: “Upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.”

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An unexpected aid, advantage, or assistance, as in After all the criticism in the media, that favorable evaluation was like manna from heaven . This expression alludes to the food ( manna ) that miraculously appears to feed the Israelites on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land (Exodus 16:15).

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