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==References == | <p> Were clean according to the [[Mosaic]] ritual, and were offered in sacrifice, especially by the poor, Genesis 15:9 Leviticus 5:7 12:6-8 Luke 2:24 . Several kinds of doves or pigeons frequented the [[Holy]] Land; and the immense flocks of them sometimes witnessed illustrate a passage in Isaiah 60:8 . They are symbols of simplicity, innocence, and fidelity, Hosea 7:11 Matthew 10:16 . The dove was the chosen harbinger of God's returning favor after the flood, Genesis 8:1-22 , and was honored as an emblem of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 3:16 . See [[Turtledove.]] </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_15942"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/doves Doves from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_15942"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/doves Doves from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 12 October 2021
Doves [1]
Were clean according to the Mosaic ritual, and were offered in sacrifice, especially by the poor, Genesis 15:9 Leviticus 5:7 12:6-8 Luke 2:24 . Several kinds of doves or pigeons frequented the Holy Land; and the immense flocks of them sometimes witnessed illustrate a passage in Isaiah 60:8 . They are symbols of simplicity, innocence, and fidelity, Hosea 7:11 Matthew 10:16 . The dove was the chosen harbinger of God's returning favor after the flood, Genesis 8:1-22 , and was honored as an emblem of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 3:16 . See Turtledove.
