Genesis 8:7

He sent out a raven and it flew back and forth until the waters were dried up from the earth.

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And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

In Context

6It came about after forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

8Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters had gone down from the surface of the earth,

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Cross References

1 Kings 17:4It will happen that you will drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

Job 38:41Who provides victims for the ravens 1 when their young ones cry out to God 1 and stagger about for lack of food?

Matthew Henry on Genesis 8:7-13

6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: 7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. 8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; 9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled… Read the whole commentary →

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