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I'd never made the connection between Manna in the name of the soap as being an actual ingredient and product of Sicily.

For those curious about true 'Manna' as described in the Bible and the Torah of the Jews, it is one of the unique biblical miracles that is still verifiable today.

In 1438, Brietenbach, Dean of Mainz, wrote an account of his pilgrimage to Sinai. "In every valley throughout the whole region of Mount Sinai there can still be found Bread of Heaven, which the monks and Arabs gather, preserve and sell to pilgrims and strangers who pass that way. This same Bread of Heaven falls about daybreak like dew or hoarfrost and hangs in beads on grass, stones, and twigs. It is sweet like honey and sticks to the teeth. We bought a lot of it."

In 1823 the German botanist published a paper, "Symbolae Physicae," explaining that this notorious manna is nothing more than a secretion exuded by tamarisk trees and bushes when they are pierced by a certain type of plant-louse which is found in Sinai.

In actuality, the tree-louse secretes the resinous dropping that is manna.
Tamarisks with manna still grow in Sinai and along the Wadi el Arabah right up to the dead sea.

The Bedouins of the Sinai peninsula still gather up their "Mann es-Samâ," the "Manna from Heaven" as early as possible in the morning, for the local ants are keen competitors.

The incidence of manna depends on favorable winter rains, and is different from year to year. In good years the Bedouins of Sinai can gather four pounds per head in the morning.

The above information is excerpted from Pgs. 128-130 "The Bible as History" second revised edition. It is a fascinating book, and is well worth the read for skeptics and believers alike.

There are many such examples of these natural events. The miracle was not the manna itself, but that the conditions were favorable for the collection of manna for 40 consecutive years.

 

Manna ima not givin you dat.