Genesis 8:8

New Living Translation

He also released a dove to see if the water had receded and it could find dry ground.

Cross References

Genesis 8:7

and released a raven. The bird flew back and forth until the floodwaters on the earth had dried up.

Genesis 8:9

But the dove could find no place to land because the water still covered the ground. So it returned to the boat, and Noah held out his hand and drew the dove back inside.

Song of Solomon 1:15

How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.

Song of Solomon 2:14

My dove is hiding behind the rocks, behind an outcrop on the cliff. Let me see your face; let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your face is lovely.

Matthew 10:16

“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.