Genesis 8:8

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then he sent forth a dove to see if the waters had decreased from the surface of the ground.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 2:14

[So I went with him, and when we were climbing the rocky steps up the hillside, my beloved shepherd said to me] O my dove, [while you are here] in the seclusion of the clefts in the solid rock, in the sheltered and secret place of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

Matthew 10:16

Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves; be wary and wise as serpents, and be innocent (harmless, guileless, and without falsity) as doves. [Gen. 3:1.]

Song of Solomon 1:15

Behold, you are beautiful, my love! Behold, you are beautiful! You have doves' eyes.

Genesis 8:7

And sent forth a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters were dried up from the land.

Genesis 8:9

But the dove found no resting-place on which to roost, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were [yet] on the face of the whole land. So he put forth his hand and drew her to him into the ark.