Bible fact · Direct biblical statement
Quail covered the camp
In the wilderness God sent quail in the evening and manna in the morning. Exodus 16:12–13
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When Israel complained of hunger, God said: "At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread." Quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning there was manna. Exodus 16:11–15
Numbers 11 records a later time when a wind brought quail around the camp. Numbers 11:31–32
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Exodus 16:12–13 WEB
12“I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’” 13In the evening, quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.
For children
In the wilderness, God sent birds called quail to the camp for the people to eat.