Genesis 8:11
“And the dove came in to him in the evening ; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the dove came in to him in the evening,.... It having been out all day delighting itself in a free air, and perching…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 8:1-14
- The Land Was Dried 1. שׁכך shākak “stoop, assuage.” 3. חסר chāsar “want, fail, be abated.” 4. אררט 'ărārāṭ,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 8:6-12
We have here an account of the spies which Noah sent forth to bring him intelligence from abroad, a raven and a dove.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
at eventide i.e. at the time when the dove would return to roost; implying a long absence from the ark.
an olive leaf…