Genesis 8:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 8:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 8:11 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 wa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 8:11 — KJV
“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.”
— Genesis 8:11 (KJV)
Genesis 8:11 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 8:11
“And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:11: came, off, noah
“And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. continually: Heb. in going and returning”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:11: off, waters, abated
“Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:11: dove, off, waters
“And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:11: came, mouth, earth
“And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:11: off, waters, earth
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