Hay, primarily. Silage can also be kept in a manger. A feed trough or feed bunk is another word for a manger.
a manger is a container for animal feed.
A manger is a trough in which hay or animal feed is placed from which farm animals can feed. In Luke's gospel when Jesus was born he was laid in a manger because there was no room in the inn. This led people to believe that he was born in a stable, but there is no concrete proof for this. Stables as such did not exist in those days - animals were usually kept in caves near ouses - or in areas within the house. Therefore Jesus was born in a cave - or in a corner of a room - where animals were kept and laid in a manger in warm hay, because the guest rooms in the inn where Mary and Joseph were staying (on their visit to Bethlehem for a census) were all full up.
Manger, which is a trough for animals to feed out of.
The manger is only the cattle shed where all the animals were kept to protect from the cold and wild animals.
a manger is also known as a crib, trough. It can also be like a box where in farming, food for the animals is poured to feed them.
This happened in the 1200s. Many people mistakenly believe that a manger is a building. The manger is not a building, the manger is the little bed-like thing that baby Jesus was placed in. It was used to feed hay to animals. Jesus was placed in one of this, in a place where animals were kept. The depiction of the Magi has also changed over time, both in the race of the individual kings and their mode of transport. In the middle ages, they were also depicted as arriving on horses. Nowadays, they arrive on camels.
A feed trough or feed bunk. The smaller ones are called "mangers."
A manger, a trough, a feed bunk, bale feeder, etc.
Jesus was wrapped in swaddling clothes and placed in a manger. Jesus was wrapped in swaddling clothes and placed in a manger.
Feed Feed noun alimentation nourriture fourrage ration pâture pâtée verb nourrir alimenter se nourrir manger paître engraisser brouter faire nourrir encourager
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The infant Jesus was laid in a manger and was seen there by shepherds, to whom the angelic announcement of his birth was made. (Lu 2:7, 12, 16) The Greek word for "manger" in this case is phat′ne, meaning "feeding place." Phat′ne may also possibly apply to the stall in which animals are kept.