Bread Given With a Shining Face Because Israel Asked Rightly

Mekhilta DeRabbi Shimon Ben Yochai 16:7

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"And in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD" (Exodus 16:7). From here you learn that the manna was given to Israel with a shining countenance. The manna, which they requested in a fitting manner, was given to them with a shining countenance; the meat, which they requested in order to fill their bellies, was given to them with a darkened countenance. "And what are we, that you murmur against us?" They said to them: of what account are we, that you stand and complain against us?

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