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Sea of Quails




  • A Sea of Quails

‎In Numbers 11:31, the text says God sent the Israelites so many quail that they were measured as “2 cubits deep a day’s journey in every direction”. A day’s journey is between 15 and 25 miles. 2 cubits is about 3 feet, so we’re looking at a shallow heap of quail about waist-deep covering an area roughly the size of San Antonio, Texas.

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