Noah Sends the Dove

But God remembered Noah and all the living creatures with him in the ark.

God sent a wind over the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede. The rain stopped,

and the springs of the deep were closed. The ark came to rest

on the mountains of Ararat. After many days, Noah opened a window in the ark.

He sent out a dove, but it found no place to rest and returned. After seven days,

Noah sent the dove again. It returned with a fresh olive leaf in its beak.

Then Noah knew the waters had gone down from the earth.