It told Noah that the water had gone down far enough for the dove to find a tree to nest in. And it was down far enough for the bird to find food. So that was a good sign that the water had gone down pretty far.
It was a dove, that did not return to Noah.
Noah knew this when he released a dove and the dover did not return to the Ark.
Noah knew when to come out of the ark because he sent a dove out of the ark and if the dove returned Noah knew that it had no place to land so it had to come back to the ark. Finally the dove did not return so he knew the earth's waters had receded.
Noah first sent out a raven, and it just flew back and forth. Noah then sent out a dove, which returned to the ark, and he waited seven days. Noah then sent out the dove again, and it returned with an olive branch. He waited seven more days, and sent out the dove again, and this time, it did not return.
The dove brought back an olive leaf to Noah, indicating that the flood waters were receding and that there was dry land available.
The olive leaf in the dove's beak was God's way of informing Noah that the land was again supporting plant life. Noah had not yet looked out of the ark at this point. He sent the dove out 7 days later and it did not return. Only then did Noah remove the covering of the ark to look out and he saw dry land. However, he remained on the ark another 6 weeks before God allowed him to leave.
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Return to Lonesome Dove - 1993 Return to Lonesome Dove Part I Return to Lonesome Dove Part II Return to Lonesome Dove Part III was released on: USA: 1993
Genesis 8:11 - Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. [NKJV]
he will soon return
The first time that Noah sent it out, the dove simply returned to him in the ark. The second time, the dove came back with an olive leaf. The third time, it did not return, giving evidence that it was possible and safe for Noah to leave the ark. (Genesis 8:8-12)
peace out cub scout, no but really i think a dove represents peace and happyness but im no prof