Genesis 8:11

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The dove came back to him at evening, and, behold, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Ararat refers to a mountainous region in the ancient Near East, commonly associated with the highlands of eastern Anatolia. Though named earlier in the flood account as the place where the ark came to rest, it provides the setting for the dove’s return with an olive leaf, signaling that the waters were receding and

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Genesis 8:11 mentions Ararat.