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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Quail</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/q/quail.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/philippians/1-28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/q/quail.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Quail</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/q/quaffers.htm" title="Quaffers">◄</a> Quail <a href="/topical/q/quail_and_manna_provided.htm" title="Quail and Manna Provided">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#saa" title="Scripture Alphabet of Animals">SAA</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Quail are small, migratory birds that hold significant importance in the biblical narrative, particularly in the context of God's provision for the Israelites during their wilderness journey. The quail is mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically in the books of Exodus and Numbers, as a miraculous source of sustenance provided by God.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Exodus 16:13</a></b> · "That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp." <br><br> In this passage, the Israelites, having recently escaped from Egypt, found themselves in the wilderness without food. They grumbled against Moses and Aaron, expressing their fear of starvation. In response, God promised to provide for them, and He sent quail in the evening as a source of meat. This event demonstrated God's faithfulness and His ability to provide for His people in miraculous ways.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31-32</a></b> · "Now a wind went out from the LORD and drove quail in from the sea; it brought them down all around the camp to a depth of about two cubits for a day’s journey in any direction. All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered quail. No one gathered less than ten homers. Then they spread them out all around the camp." <br><br> In this account, the Israelites again expressed dissatisfaction with their diet of manna, longing for the meat they had in Egypt. God responded by sending a great number of quail, driven by a wind from the sea, to provide for their craving. However, this event also served as a test of the Israelites' obedience and trust in God, as their greed led to consequences.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Lessons:</b><br><br>The provision of quail in the wilderness is rich with symbolism and lessons for believers. It underscores God's sovereignty and His ability to provide abundantly for His people, even in seemingly impossible circumstances. The quail episodes also highlight the importance of gratitude and trust in God's provision, warning against the dangers of discontent and greed.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context:</b><br><br>Quail are known to migrate across the Sinai Peninsula, making their appearance in the biblical narrative plausible from a naturalistic perspective. These birds typically travel in large flocks and can be easily caught when exhausted from their long journey. The biblical account, however, emphasizes the miraculous nature of their provision, orchestrated by divine intervention.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>The quail episodes in the Bible serve as a reminder of God's covenant relationship with His people. They illustrate His willingness to meet their physical needs while also addressing their spiritual condition. The narrative invites believers to reflect on their own reliance on God and to cultivate a heart of thankfulness for His continuous provision.<br><br>In summary, the quail in the biblical narrative are more than just a source of physical nourishment; they are a testament to God's enduring care and a call to trust in His providence.<a name="saa" id="saa"></a><div class="vheading2">Scripture Alphabet Of Animals</div><span class="encheading">Quail</span><p>The quail is about the size of a pigeon. It is called a bird of passage, because it does not always live in the same place, but spends the winter in one country, and in the spring flies away to another. In their journies, they fly together in very large flocks, as you have perhaps seen wild geese or pigeons do. A great many spend the summer north of the Black Sea, and when autumn comes they fly away to spend the winter in some warmer place, farther south. They usually start early some fine evening in August, when there is a north wind to help them on, and fly perhaps a hundred and fifty miles before morning. The people on the opposite shore of the Black Sea know about what time to look for them, and catch a great many of them for food.</p><p>God sometimes sent quails to the children of Israel when they were in the wilderness. Once they complained because they had no meat to eat, pretty soon after God had saved them from the hand of Pharaoh; and then he brought a great many quails into their camp, so that they had as many as they wanted for food. At another time, when they were on their journey, these ungrateful people complained again, and wished they were back in Egypt, where they could have <i>"fish, and melons, and cucumbers,"</i> as they said. Then God saw fit to send them quails again, though he was very much displeased with their wickedness; so much so that he sent a dreadful sickness among them, of which many died. The Bible says, <i>"And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails; he that gathered least, gathered ten homers; and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp."</i></p><p>The number of these quails was very wonderful. They covered the ground all around the camp, and as far every way as a person could go in a "<i> day's journey,"</i> by which they meant twenty miles or more. And they not only covered all that ground, but were piled upon each other, to the height of more than a yard. The people gathered great quantities of them; probably they intended to dry a part, which is still a custom in those hot and sandy countries. <i>"He that gathered least,"</i> we read, "<i> gathered ten homers."</i> A homer was about eight bushels, or as much as an ass could carry at a load; and ten homers, of course, was about eighty bushels. You see how eager the people were to get them, for they could not even sleep at night through fear that they should not have as many as they wanted; so they stood up to gather them <i>"all that day, and all that night, and all the next day."</i></p><p>These things are several times spoken of in other parts of the Bible, especially in the <a href="/context/psalms/78.htm">Psalm 78</a>. It is there said, <i>"He rained flesh upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea. And he let it fall in the midst of the camp, round about their habitations. So they did eat, and were well filled, for he gave them their own desire; but while the meat was yet in their mouths, the wrath of God came upon them."</i></p><p>Perhaps it was not wrong for the children of Israel to ask for meat to eat, but God was displeased with them for their complaining spirit notwithstanding all his goodness; and although he gave them what they asked, it proved to be only a curse to them. This may teach us to be grateful for the thousand blessings that God has given us, and when we ask any thing from him, to be willing that he should deny us if he sees best.</p> <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. i.</I>) To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.<p>2. (<I>v. i.</I>) To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower.<p>3. (<I>v. t.</I>) To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.<p>4. (<I>v. i.</I>) To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis).<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica).<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.<p>8. (<I>n.</I>) A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">QUAIL</span><p>kwal (selaw; ortugometra; Latin Coturnix vulgaris): A game bird of the family Coturnix, closely related to "partridges" (which see). Quail and partridges are near relatives, the partridge a little larger and of brighter color. Quail are like the gray, brown and tan of earth. Their plumage is cut and penciled by markings, and their flesh juicy and delicate food. Their habits are very similar. They nest on the ground and brood on from 12 to 20 eggs. The quail are more friendly birds and live in the open, brooding along roads and around fields. They have a longer, fuller wing than the partridge and can make stronger flight. In Palestine they were migratory. They are first mentioned in <a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Exodus 16:13</a>: "And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp." This describes a large flock in migration, so that they passed as a cloud. <a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31-33</a>: "And there went forth a wind from Yahweh, and brought quail from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of the earth. And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quail: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp"; compare <a href="/psalms/78-26.htm">Psalm 78:26-30</a>:<br><br>"He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens;<br><br>And by his power he guided the south wind.<br><br>He rained flesh also upon them as the dust,<br><br>And winged birds as the sand of the seas:<br><br>And he let it fall in the midst of their camp,<br><br>Round about their habitations.<br><br>So they did eat, and were well filled;<br><br>And he gave them their own desire."<br><br>Again the birds are mentioned in migration. Those that fell around the camp and the bread that was sent from heaven are described in <a href="/psalms/105-39.htm">Psalm 105:39-42</a>. Commentators have had trouble with the above references. They cause the natural historian none-they are so in keeping with the location and the laws of Nature. First the Hebrew selaw means "to be fat." That would be precisely the condition of the quail after a winter of feeding in the South. The time was early spring, our April, and the quail were flocking from Africa and spreading in clouds-even to Europe. They were birds of earth, heavy feeders and of plump, full body. Migration was such an effort that when forced to cross a large body of water they always waited until the wind blew in the direction of their course, lest they tire and fall. Their average was about 16 birds to each nest. If half a brood escaped, they yet multiplied in such numbers as easily to form clouds in migration. Pliny writes of their coming into Italy in such numbers, and so exhausted with their long flight, that if they sighted a sailing vessel they settled upon it by hundreds and in such numbers as to sink it. Taking into consideration the diminutive vessels of that age and the myriads of birds, this does not appear incredible. Now compare these facts with the text. Israelites were encamped on the Sinai Peninsula. The birds were in migration. The quail followed the Red Sea until they reached the point of the peninsula where they selected the narrowest place, and when the wind was with them they crossed the water. Not far from the shore arose the smoke from the campfires of the Israelites. This bewildered them, and, weary from their journey, they began to settle in confused thousands over and around the camp. Then the Israelites arose and, with the ever-ready "throw sticks," killed a certain number for every soul of the camp and spread the bodies on the sand to dry, just as Herodotus (ii. 77) records that the Egyptians always had done (see Rawlinson, Herodotus, II, for an illustration of catching and drying quail). Nature and natural history can account for this incident, with no need to call in the miraculous.<br><br>Gene Stratton-Porter<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7958.htm"><span class="l">7958. selav -- <b>quail</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 7957, 7958. selav. 7959 . <b>quail</b>. Transliteration: selav Phonetic Spelling:<br> (sel-awv') Short Definition: <b>quail</b>. Word Origin probably <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7958.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/lowe/gods_answers/chapter_vii_1877-1879_they_helped.htm"><span class="l">1877-1879. "They Helped Every one his Neighbour" --Miss Child, a <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Strong hearts <b>quail</b> at the sight of these hopeless looking men. <b>...</b> by unbalancing a<br> little breath of His own created air, then the stoutest-hearted sinners <b>quail</b>". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/lowe/gods answers/chapter vii 1877-1879 they helped.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacheller/vergilius/chapter_18_it_was_the.htm"><span class="l">It was the Day Before the Nones of November in Rome. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> making. Once"he was then emperor of Rome but not of his own spirit"he had<br> punished a slave by crucifixion for killing a pet <b>quail</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 18 it was the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bangs/an_alphabetical_list_of_m_e_preachers/letter_q.htm"><span class="l">Letter Q</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Part 2 L - Z Letter Q. * <b>Quail</b>, James "Received 1809, Died 1816 * Quantock, William<br> "Received 1836, Located 1839 * Quigley, John "Received 1835 * Quigley <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter q.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cable/the_fulfilment_of_a_dream_of_pastor_hsis/chapter_xxi_another_portrait_gallery.htm"><span class="l">Another Portrait Gallery</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The test is a severe one and may well make a strong spirit <b>quail</b>, especially when,<br> as so often happens, several members of one family will die in rapid <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xxi another portrait gallery.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bertrand/saint_augustin/i_an_african_free-town_subject.htm"><span class="l">I an African Free-Town Subject to Rome</span></a> <br><b>...</b> especially forest. It is a hunter's country. Game is plentiful there"boar,<br> hare, redwing, <b>quail</b>, partridge. In Augustin's time <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bertrand/saint augustin/i an african free-town subject.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bertrand/saint_augustin/iv_the_first_games.htm"><span class="l">The First Games</span></a> <br><b>...</b> with trills and fluttering of wings. <b>Quail</b>, thrushes, nightingales are<br> imprisoned in them. The nightingale, the singing-bird beyond <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/iv the first games.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aaberg/hymns_and_hymnwriters_of_denmark/chapter_seventeen.htm"><span class="l">Chapter seventeen</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Undismayed whate'er betide. Undismayed when others sighing,. <b>Quail</b> before the evil<br> day,. On God's grace I am relying; Nothing can me then dismay. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aaberg/hymns and hymnwriters of denmark/chapter seventeen.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_antichrist/the_genius_and_character_of.htm"><span class="l">The Genius and Character of the Antichrist</span></a> <br><b>...</b> bidding. The Devil knows full well how to dazzle men by the attraction<br> of power, and how to make them <b>quail</b> before its terrors. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/the genius and character of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/borthwick/hymns_from_the_land_of_luther/weep_not.htm"><span class="l">Weep Not.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Weep not"Jesus cares for thee,. Then what of good can fail? Why shouldst thou thus<br> gloomily. At thought of trouble <b>quail</b>? He will bear. All thy care; <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/borthwick/hymns from the land of luther/weep not.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gerhardt/paul_gerhardts_spiritual_songs/song_of_consolation_for_married.htm"><span class="l">Song of Consolation for Married Christians.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A time will come, it cannot fail, When we 'neath trials sore shall <b>quail</b>, And tears<br> be freely flowing; To him who bears it patiently, By God's grace shall his <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gerhardt/paul gerhardts spiritual songs/song of consolation for married.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/q/quail.htm"><span class="l"><b>Quail</b> (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (n.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of<br> the Old World, especially the common European <b>quail</b> (C. communis), the rain <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quail.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/quails.htm"><span class="l">Quails (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quails.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wanderings.htm"><span class="l">Wanderings (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the twigs of the tamarisk (to which it has been compared by some), which melts in<br> the sun, and is regarded as a delicacy by the Arabs, yet the <b>quail</b> (Exodus 16 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wanderings.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/quaffers.htm"><span class="l">Quaffers (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quaffers.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zoology.htm"><span class="l">Zoology</span></a><br><b>...</b> Owl, Horned Owl, Eagle, Vulture, Gier-Eagle, Osprey, Kite, Glede, Hawk, Falcon COLUMBAE:<br> Dove, Turtle-Dove GALLINAE: Cock, Partridge, <b>Quail</b>, Peacock GRALLATORES <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zoology.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/omen.htm"><span class="l">Omen (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> enterprise. Multi-Version Concordance Omen (6 Occurrences). Philippians<br> 1:28 Never for a moment <b>quail</b> before your antagonists. Your <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/omen.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/impending.htm"><span class="l">Impending (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> threatening. Multi-Version Concordance Impending (2 Occurrences). Philippians<br> 1:28 Never for a moment <b>quail</b> before your antagonists. Your <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/impending.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fearlessness.htm"><span class="l">Fearlessness (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Fearlessness (1 Occurrence). Philippians 1:28 Never<br> for a moment <b>quail</b> before your antagonists. Your fearlessness <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fearlessness.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fowler.htm"><span class="l">Fowler (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> hurled with a rotary motion at the legs of the birds and was very effective when<br> thrown into flocks of ground birds, such as partridge or <b>quail</b>, especially if <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fowler.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/partridge.htm"><span class="l">Partridge (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The partridge is noted as a game bird. 2. (n.) Any one of several species<br> of <b>quail</b>-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/partridge.htm - 13k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/quail-in-the-Bible.html">What were the quail mentioned in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/content_topical_definitions.html">Topical: Definitions ' Article Index | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/did-Jesus-eat-meat.html">Did Jesus eat meat? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/quail.htm">Quail: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Quail (5 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philippians/1-28.htm">Philippians 1:28</a></span><br />Never for a moment <span class="boldtext">quail</span> before your antagonists. Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to you it will be a sure token of your salvation--a token coming from God.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Exodus 16:13</a></span><br />It happened at evening that <span class="boldtext">quail</span> came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31</a></span><br />A wind from Yahweh went out and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the earth.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/11-32.htm">Numbers 11:32</a></span><br />The people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails. He who gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them all abroad for themselves around the camp.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalms 105:40</a></span><br />They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/q/quail.htm">Quail</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/q/quail--the_miracle_of,_at_kibroth-hattaavah.htm">Quail: The Miracle of, at Kibroth-Hattaavah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/q/quail--the_miracle_of,_in_the_wilderness_of_sin.htm">Quail: The Miracle of, in the Wilderness of Sin</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/q/quails.htm">Quails (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wanderings.htm">Wanderings (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/q/quaffers.htm">Quaffers (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zoology.htm">Zoology</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/omen.htm">Omen (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/impending.htm">Impending (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fearlessness.htm">Fearlessness (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fowler.htm">Fowler (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/partridge.htm">Partridge (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/covereth.htm">Covereth (61 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/antagonists.htm">Antagonists (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/camp.htm">Camp (222 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dew.htm">Dew (35 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/moment.htm">Moment (71 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening (163 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/covered.htm">Covered (325 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sure.htm">Sure (142 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/morning.htm">Morning (264 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lying.htm">Lying (203 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/food.htm">Food (2953 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel (27466 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom (320 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon (277 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/q/quaffers.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Quaffers"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Quaffers" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/q/quail_and_manna_provided.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Quail and Manna Provided"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Quail and Manna Provided" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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