11 Bible Verses about Ravens

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1 Kings 17:4

You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.”

Genesis 8:7

and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.

Song of Solomon 5:11

His head is purest gold.
His hair is wavy
and black as a raven.

Isaiah 34:11

The desert owl and the screech owl will possess it,
and the great owl and the raven will dwell there.
The Lord will stretch out a measuring line
and a plumb line over her
for her destruction and chaos.

1 Kings 17:6

The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.

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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ravens

Genesis 8:7

and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.

1 Kings 17:4

You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.”

More verses: Proverbs 30:17

Ravens » God provides food for

Ravens » Unclean and not to be eaten

Ravens » Described as » Black

Song of Songs 5:11

His head is purest gold.
His hair is wavy
and black as a raven.

Ravens » Plumage of, illustrative of the glory of Christ

Song of Songs 5:11

His head is purest gold.
His hair is wavy
and black as a raven.

Ravens » Described as » Carnivorous

Ravens » Called the raven of the valley

Ravens » Elijah fed by

1 Kings 17:4-6

You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there." So he did what the Lord commanded. Elijah left and lived by the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan. The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.

Ravens » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Isaiah 34:11

The desert owl and the screech owl will possess it,
and the great owl and the raven will dwell there.
The Lord will stretch out a measuring line
and a plumb line over her
for her destruction and chaos.

Ravens » Sent by noah from the ark

Genesis 8:7

and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.

Ravens » Described as » Improvident

Valleys » Abounded with » Ravens

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