THE QUAIL. 47 



that at even the Quails came up and covered the camp." 

 Exodus, chapter 16, verse 12. 



This was in the spring of the year, when these birds, 

 in their yearly migrations from Asia to Europe, are 

 found in vast numbers on the coast of the Mediterra- 

 nean, and Red Sea. It is most probable therefore 

 that the miracle consisted in the direction of the Quails 

 to the camp of the Israelites, and not in their creation, 

 as was the case with the manna which came down 

 from Heaven. 



In the other instance the guilt of this people was 

 more aggravated, and was followed by a dreadful judg- 

 ment from Heaven. The Lord had supplied the chil- 

 dren of Israel during their journey through the wilder- 

 ness, with manna, in such abundance, that every per- 

 son was in health, there not being a sickly one among 

 all the tribes. . But they had become. dissatisfied with 

 that food and began again to murmur for flesh, so that 

 the Lord once more commanded Moses to tell them 

 that flesh should be provided. " 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 as it were 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." Numbers, 

 chapter 11, verse 31. 



This was at the same season of the year, as that 

 on which the other miracle was wrought, and therefore 

 during the yearly migration of these birds. 



The vast numbers of them which were supplied on 

 this occasion, will appear from the next verse. " The 

 people stoqd up all that day, and all that night, and all 



