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Manger

Manger [Heb. 'ebus; Grk. phatnē]. Feeding box for cattle.

In the OT, the NKJV translates the Hebrew 'ebus as "manger" (Job 39:9), "trough" (Prov 14:4), and "crib" (Isa 1:3).

The baby Jesus was laid in a manger immediately after birth (Luke 2:7). The shepherds found Him in there and worshipped Him (Luke 2:8-16). In Luke 13 Jesus defended His healing of a woman on Sabbath by declaring that loosening a "daughter of Abraham" from Satan's bound was more important than the accusers' daily activity of loosening the domestic animals from mangers to lead them to the water (v. 15).

C. Adelina Alexe

Citation

Footnote:

C. Adelina Alexe, “Manger,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/manger, accessed September 8, 2026

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