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Title: Bread From Heaven: The Manna Mystery Solved
Author: Gerald E. Aardsma, Ph.D.
Date of Publication: 2023
Subject Area: Biblical history; the Exodus; Manna.
Description: This book will show you the solution to the mystery of manna. By the time you have finished reading it, you will know what physical substance manna is, and you will be shown how you can view and handle and taste for yourself what millions of Israeilites ate in the desert for forty years long.
From the Back Cover: Is the biblical account of manna mythological or historical? In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Aardsma presents the truth about the substance the Israelites called "manna." You will discover solid answers to questions such as: How did manna appear on the ground every morning? Why was the manna absent on the Sabath? What caused the manna to spoil overnight? What was the chemical structure of this substance? How could the manna have sustained millions of people? You will discover that the biblical account of manna is not mythological. Manna was a naturally occurring phenomenon which God provided for the Israelites during their years in the wilderness.
Number of pages: 111.
ISBN: 978-1-7372151-2-7.
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Table of Contents |
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List of Tables |
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List of Figures |
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Dedication |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 |
Introduction |
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The Biblical Historical Record of Manna |
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Constructing a Theory of Manna |
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3.1 |
A Pause for Piety |
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3.2 |
The Sorry State of Natural Explanations of Manna to the Present Time |
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3.3 |
A Better Way |
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3.3.1 |
Sabbath Air |
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3.3.2 |
The Mystery Begins to Unravel |
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3.3.3 |
The Stockyard Gases Theory of Manna |
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3.4 |
Conclusion |
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A First Attempt at Making Manna |
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4.1 |
The Affinity of Ammonia for Water |
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4.2 |
Acid-Based Reactions and Manna |
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4.2.1 |
Acetic Acid |
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4.2.2 |
Propionic Acid |
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4.2.3 |
Butyric Acid |
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4.3 |
Conclusion |
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Improving the Stockyard Gases Theory of Manna |
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5.1 |
Including the Desert |
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5.1.1 |
Desert Soil Salts |
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5.2 |
Efflorescence |
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5.3 |
Conclusion |
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Back to Making Manna |
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6.1 |
Central Negev Cations |
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The Dominance of Sodium in Cation Exchange with Ammonium |
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6.2 |
Sodium and Acetate |
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6.2.1 |
The Melting Point of Sodium Acetate Trihydrate |
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6.2.2 |
The Taste of Sodium Acetate Trihydrate |
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6.3 |
Other Ingredients |
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6.3.1 |
Organic Acids |
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6.3.2 |
Miscellanious Trace Substances |
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6.3.3 |
Sodium Hydroxide |
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6.4 |
Recipe for Manna Synthesis |
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6.5 |
Residual Evaluations |
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6.5.1 |
Bdellium |
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6.5.2 |
Foul Deductions |
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6.6 |
Conclusion |
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Further Confirmation: Manna Nutrition |
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7.1 |
The Provision of Manna |
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7.2 |
The Food Category of Manna |
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7.3 |
Like Coriander Seed |
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7.4 |
Manna Calories |
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7.5 |
Conclusion |
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Further Confirmation: Long-Term Manna Consumption |
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8.1 |
Sodium Consumption |
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8.2 |
Conclusion |
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Conclusion |
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9.1 |
Panoramic Summary |
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9.2 |
The Mastermind |
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Appendices |
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Negev Desert Climate at the Time of the Exodus |
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B |
Mathematical Model for Manna Production |
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B.1 |
Problem |
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B.2 |
Solution |
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B.2.1 |
References |
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B.2.2 |
Concentrations in Dew at the Surface of the Ground |
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B.2.3 |
Concentrations in Manna Solution |
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B.3 |
Conclusion |
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Index |
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