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The Giving of Food

A family -- perhaps the family portrayed in the first scene -- is out in the wilderness, barren but for the manna which they are gathering. The erect, almost upward-looking position of the father’s head indicates his doubts about leaving Egypt have been resolved in favour of reliance on the providence of Yahweh. In the distance we can see the oasis where the camp must be, and the water and palm trees suggest that accommodations have improved greatly as well.

 

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