Category: Birds

Look what the dove finds…

Olive leaf…close up

v9; The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him in the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her in unto him into the ark. (The dove was a female he set out.)

v10; And he stayed yet other 7 days; and sent forth the dove out of the ark. ( yes “other seven days” is how the bible words it.)

v11; The dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

v12; And he stayed yet another 7 days; and sent forth that dove; which returned not again unto him any more. (They stayed in the ark 14 days on top of the mountain dealing with the dove.)

The Raven & The Dove

pic off a raven and a dove side by side
The Raven and the Dove

v6; And it came to pass at the end of 40 days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

v7; He sent forth a raven, which went to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. (The raven was the 1st thing off the ark. And it just kept flying until the earth dried?)

v8; Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; (The dove was 2nd off the ark. Why did he send 2 birds?)