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No, because the manna fell during the night, presumably in the early morning hours, and was on the ground when they awoke in the morning. Therefore, Saturday.
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But Saturday != Sabbath, though, which is the main point. Saying “Saturday” should not be a right answer, if the expected answer was “Sabbath.”
And surely manna DIDN’T fall during Friday night/ Saturday morning, or have I misunderstood the Bible verses quoted?
I agree with Chronos. A Christian is not bound by any Sabbath law. “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” — Jesus
[QUOTE=kelly5078]
Marley23No, Jewish days begin at sundown, wherever you are.
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Correct- this idea comes from Genesis in which the creation and description of each day was described in the following format:
Genesis: “And there was evening, and there was morning, one day.”
(Gen. 1:5).
etc. From that description (and others in the Torah) it was interpreted to mean that each day began at sundown.
[QUOTE=Peter Morris]
But Saturday != Sabbath, though, which is the main point. Saying “Saturday” should not be a right answer, if the expected answer was “Sabbath.”
And surely manna DIDN’T fall during Friday night/ Saturday morning, or have I misunderstood the Bible verses quoted?
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Peter, the point is that, by Jewish tradition, once the sun goes down on what we call Friday evening, it’s actually the day we call Saturday. It’s us gentiles that insist upon a breakover at the middle of the night. 
[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq]
Peter, the point is that, by Jewish tradition, once the sun goes down on what we call Friday evening, it’s actually the day we call Saturday. It’s us gentiles that insist upon a breakover at the middle of the night.
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Depends on whether you’re using the secular or the sacred reckoning. In the liturgical calandar of the Anglican tradition, days begin at sun-down. That’s why at Christmas the Christmas services begin in the evening of December 24 - because by the liturgical calendar, it’s Christmas, even though by the secular calandar, it’s still Christmas Eve.
Between the fall of the Roman Empire and about the 15th century (when town clocks, with chimes, became fairly common), most of Europe considered sundown to be the beginning of the 24-hour day.
[QUOTE=Peter Morris]
But Saturday != Sabbath, though, which is the main point. Saying “Saturday” should not be a right answer, if the expected answer was “Sabbath.”
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Yes, that’s what I was thinking.
I would accept it if the game was in Spanish, since 99% of people would use “Sábado” both for Saturday and Sabbath. In English, hell no.
[QUOTE=DanBlather]
Do Christians consider saturday or sunday the “sabbath”?
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Here’s the Straight Dope on Why do Christians worship on Sunday when the Bible says the Sabbath is on Saturday?
[QUOTE=gigi]
Now, am I an idiot or did “Saturday” not exist back then? I know today Saturday kind of equals the Sabbath, but 
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Really, none of the English language existed back then. You want the contestant should have responded in Ancient Hebrew?
But now you’ve got me wondering: Did Hebrew have a name for each of the seven days of the week? And if so, did the Sabbath day have any other name besides just “the Sabbath”?
What seems odd to me is that “manna” was a category.
[QUOTE=Trunk]
What seems odd to me is that “manna” was a category.
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I know–I was very surprised to see it but then the questions turned out to be relatively answerable. Although, I have heard the passage a few times but didn’t remember it too well.
Some of the others were “What did the manna taste like” “In what book of the Bible was manna first mentioned”
And then one to which the answer was Revelation, and the one guy got dinged for answering “What is Revelations?”
Manna manna (doo doo, doo doo doo)…
[QUOTE=Trunk]
What seems odd to me is that “manna” was a category.
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What is half of a famous Muppet song?
The translations mention that manna (“man-hu”) could be taken to mean “What is it?” or whatchamacallit. Or, probably more correctly, an allotment (“manan”).