Quail from Heaven
Israel craved meat instead of manna, so God sent quail by the millions on the wind - provision that became a judgment on their greed.
When Israel wearied of manna and craved meat in the wilderness, complaining bitterly, God promised to give them flesh - not for one day but for a whole month, until it came out their nostrils. He sent a wind that brought vast flocks of quail from the sea, dropping them around the camp a day's journey on every side. It was both provision and judgment: God met their demand, but a plague struck those consumed by craving, and the place was named Kibroth-hattaavah, 'the graves of lust.'
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- Category
- Provision
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Performed by
- God
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Key Passages
A Wind Brings the Quail
Numbers 11:31-32
31nd there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a dayโs journey on this side, and as it were a dayโs journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.
Did You Know?
God sent quail on the wind when Israel craved meat instead of manna.
The birds fell a day's journey deep all around the camp.
It was provision and judgment together - a plague struck the greedy.
The place was named Kibroth-hattaavah, 'the graves of craving.'