Genesis 8:8

New International Reader's Version

Then Noah sent out a dove. He wanted to see if the water on the surface of the ground had gone down.

Cross References

Genesis 8:7

He sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the water on the earth had dried up.

Genesis 8:9

But the dove couldn’t find any place to rest. Water still covered the whole surface of the earth. So the dove returned to Noah in the ark. Noah reached out his hand and took the dove in. He brought it back to himself in the ark.

Song of Solomon 1:15

“You are so beautiful, my love! So beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.”

Song of Solomon 2:14

“You are like a dove in an opening in the rocks. You are like a dove in a hiding place on a mountainside. Show me your face. Let me hear your voice. Your voice is so sweet. Your face is so lovely.

Matthew 10:16

“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves.