ERIC CARLSON
“He said take only what you need, not manna for mañana!”
—Linda Varnes, Nampa, Idaho
Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our Sping 2024 cartoon, based on Exodus 16:15–16: “When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, ‘What is it?’ For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, ‘It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat. This is what the Lord has commanded: Gather as much of it as each of you needs, an omer to a person according to the number of persons, all providing for those in their own tents.’” We are pleased to congratulate Linda Varnes of Nampa, Idaho, who wrote the winning caption, and our runners-up:
RUNNERS-UP:
“Remember to mind your mannas!”
—Andy Stafford, Bloomington, Indiana
“Manna-m I hungry!”
—Bob Myers, Fleming Island, Florida
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
“It’s raining bread! Halleluyah! It’s raining bread!”
—Roland Sault, British Columbia, Canada
“Am I the only one with quail on the brain?”
—Bruce Krauth, Troy, Ohio
ERIC CARLSON
For additional caption entries, as well as past cartoons and captions, please visit biblicalarchaeology.org/captioncontest.
Write a caption for the cartoon based on Exodus 17:11–12: “Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands grew weary; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; so his hands were steady until the sun set.” Submit it via our website at biblicalarchaeology.org/captioncontest.
Please include your name and address. The deadline for entries is November 15, 2024. The author of the winning caption will receive a BAS All-Access membership and three gift subscriptions to give BAR to friends. Runners-up will receive an All-Access membership and two gift subscriptions for friends.
“He said take only what you need, not manna for mañana!” —Linda Varnes, Nampa, Idaho Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our Sping 2024 cartoon, based on Exodus 16:15–16: “When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, ‘What is it?’ For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, ‘It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat. This is what the Lord has commanded: Gather as much of it as each of you needs, an omer to a person according to the number of persons, all providing […]
