Jos 5:11-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Josh 5:11-12: 5:11-12 God’s daily provision of manna (Exod 16:31 ; Num 11:9 ) could cease because the produce from the land was now available. 5:11 Israel reinstituted the Festival of Unleavened Bread, observed for seven days following Passover (Lev 23:6 ). The people ate unleavened bread and roasted grain, a favorite food of the harvest season (see Ruth 2:14 ).

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bExod 16:31►

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eLev 23:6►

fRuth 2:14►

‏ Joshua 5:11-12

Summary for Josh 5:11-12: 5:11-12 ^a God’s daily provision of manna (Exod 16:31 ^b; Num 11:9 ^c) could cease because the produce from the land was now available. 5:11 ^d Israel reinstituted the Festival of Unleavened Bread, observed for seven days following Passover (Lev 23:6 ^e). The people ate unleavened bread and roasted grain, a favorite food of the harvest season (see Ruth 2:14 ^f).
5:12 ^g Israel harvested the crops that the people of Jericho did not have time to harvest before Israel crossed the Jordan.