Genesis 8:10-12 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

¹⁰Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.

¹¹And behold, the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

¹²And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.

— Genesis 8:10-12

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