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  2. Doves as symbols - Wikipedia

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    J. E. Millais: The Return of the Dove to the Ark (1851). According to the biblical story (Genesis 8:11), a dove was released by Noah after the Flood in order to find land; it came back carrying a freshly plucked olive leaf (Hebrew: עלה זית alay zayit), [7] a sign of life after the Flood and of God's bringing Noah, his family and the animals to land.

  3. Animals in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The dove is mentioned in the Bible more often than any other bird (over 50 times); this comes both from the great number of doves flocking in Israel, and of the favour they enjoy among the people. The dove is first spoken of in the record of the flood ( Genesis 8:8–12); later on we see that Abraham offered up some in sacrifice, which would ...

  4. Sign of the Dove - Wikipedia

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    The Christian symbol of a dove with an olive branch in its beak pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: "...Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto the ark.

  5. If You See a Hawk, Here's the True, Unexpected Significance ...

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    What Does the Bible Say About Hawks? Dubois also notes the hawk's significance in biblical texts. "From a Biblical perspective, a hawk is a symbol of divine guidance and that we are being watched ...

  6. Infancy Gospel of Thomas - Wikipedia

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    The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an apocryphal gospel about the childhood of Jesus.The scholarly consensus dates it to the mid-to-late second century, with the oldest extant fragmentary manuscript dating to the fourth or fifth century, and the earliest complete manuscript being the Codex Sabaiticus from the 11th century.

  7. Christian symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Christian symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork or events, by Christianity. It invests objects or actions with an inner meaning expressing Christian ideas. It invests objects or actions with an inner meaning expressing Christian ideas.

  8. Animals in Christian art - Wikipedia

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    The symbolism which usually attaches to the various animals is derived for the most part from the bestiaries. Thus, for the lion, strength, vigilance, and courage; for the siren, voluptuousness; for the pelican, charity. The four animals which symbolize the leading characteristics of each of the Four Evangelists become more and more an ...

  9. Living creatures (Bible) - Wikipedia

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    In the New Testament book of Revelation 4:6–8, four living beings (Greek: ζῷον, zōion) [5] are seen in John's vision. These appear as a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle, much as in Ezekiel but in a different order.