And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
Noah waited another seven days, then sent out the dove again. This time, the dove did not return to him.
This verse shows that the dove finally found dry land and didn't need to return to the ark, signaling that the flood waters had receded enough for life to begin again on earth.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical story of Noah's Ark, after the great flood sent by God to cleanse the earth of wickedness, Noah and his family were confined to the ark while waiting for the waters to recede. Noah sent out a raven and then a dove on multiple occasions to test if the land had dried, with the dove returning the first two times but not on this third attempt after another seven days of waiting. This event marks the beginning of God's restoration, as the dove's permanent absence indicated that vegetation had returned and the earth was becoming habitable again.
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