The Lord Sends Quail
The Lord Sends Quail In the Book of Numbers, Chapter 11: verses 31–35, we learn that… …the Lord sent a wind, which brought quail from the sea, and let them fall all around Israel’s camp. For miles, in every direction, there were quail flying, about three feet above the ground. So, the people went out, and caught quail, all that day, and throughout the night, and all the next day, too. No one gathered less than fifty bushels! They spread the quail all around the camp, to dry. But, while they were gorging themselves, on the meat—while it was still in their mouths—the anger of the Lord blazed against the people, and he struck them, with a severe plague. So, that place was called Kibroth-hat-ta-avah (which means “graves of gluttony”) …because there, they buried the people, who had craved meat, from Egypt. From Kibroth-hat-ta-avah, the Israelites traveled to Hazeroth, where they stayed for some time. Why did the Lord keep the Israelites at Ha...