GENESIS 8

NOAH REACHES DRY GROUND

Remembering Noah and his family, God makes a wind blow over the earth to subside the waters. Noah sends out a dove from the ark to find any sign of vegetation, which would signify dry ground. The dove eventually returns with an olive leaf. Finally, Noah and his family are able to leave the ark. 

God tells Noah “Be fruitful and multiply,” the same command he gave Adam in Genesis 1:28. God will use Noah’s family to repopulate the Earth. 

Noah makes an altar to God and gives a burnt offering. Pleased by the offering, God decides to never wipe out humanity again.