Living by the Word The manna story (John 6:24-35; Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15; Ephesians 4:1-16) What is manna? Is it a Hebrew pun on mah hu, or as Everett Fox suggests, “Whaddayacallit”? Is it mountains of sweet insect excrement, as proposed by some scholars, or the stuff of legend? by Gail Ramshaw July 28, 2009