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Manna

Manna is a special food that people believe fell from the sky. It is mentioned in the Bible and the Quran. According to the stories, when the Israelites were traveling through the desert, they did not have any food to eat. But then, they woke up one day and there was this sweet bread-like substance on the ground that they could eat. They believed that it was sent by God to help them survive.

Some people think that manna might have actually been a kind of edible gum or resin that came from trees in the desert. Others believe that it might have been a type of fungus that grows on plants.

Either way, the story of manna is an important part of religious history and reminds us of how people can sometimes survive even in the harshest conditions with the help of unexpected miracles.