Exodus 16:24They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn't become foul, neither was there any worm in it.
The setting
Sinai Peninsula wilderness, ~1446 BC. Dawn breaks over Hebrew camp. For the first time, yesterday's manna hasn't rotted. Modern location: Egypt's South Sinai Governorate.
The emotion here: amazed at recording this impossible preservation miracle
The original word
bā'ash (בָּאַשׁ) — to become foul, putrid, stinking
Why it matters
Manna typically spoiled within hours in desert heat, making this preservation miraculous
Read with care
What most readers miss in Exodus 16:24
This is the FIRST time manna didn't rot overnight — establishing the Sabbath pattern
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about food preservation. It's actually God establishing the Sabbath principle — some things require ceasing our efforts and trusting His provision.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Exodus 16:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Exodus 16:24 comes from the book of Exodus, written during the exodus period. The setting is wilderness. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include sabbath miracle, obedience blessing. Notable phrases: didn't become foul; no worm.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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