Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 8:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 8:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 8:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Noah sent a dove to check if the floodwaters had gone down and if it was safe to leave the ark. The dove would help Noah know if dry land was showing again.

Genesis 8:8: Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

Contradiction with Genesis 8:9

Genesis 8:8 mentions that Noah sent forth a dove from the ark to see if the waters had abated, expecting it to find a place to land if the earth was dry. However, Genesis 8:9 records that the dove could not find rest and returned, suggesting the waters were still present, implying a discrepancy in the expected outcome.

Genesis 8:9: But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters [were] on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. [pulled...: Heb. caused her to come]
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