manna from heaven

English Thesaurus

1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent,
definition	:	an event that happens (noun.event)

2. (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus (noun.food)

hypernym	:	food, nutrient,
definition	:	any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops)

domain category	:	old testament,
definition	:	the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication)