manna from heaven

Noun
  1. (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus (synset 107876605)
    referred to in: old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
    is a type of: food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
    same as: manna, miraculous food
  2. A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) (synset 107492727)
    "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
    is a type of: happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
    same as: bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, windfall

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