11 Bible Verses about Ravens

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1 Kings 17:4

It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.”

Genesis 8:7

and he sent out a raven, and it flew here and there until the water was dried up from the earth.

Song of Solomon 5:11

“His head is like gold, pure gold;
His locks are like clusters of dates
And black as a raven.

Isaiah 34:11

But pelican and hedgehog will possess it,
And owl and raven will dwell in it;
And He will stretch over it the line of desolation
And the plumb line of emptiness.

Job 38:41

“Who prepares for the raven its nourishment
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?

1 Kings 17:6

The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.

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Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ravens

Genesis 8:7

and he sent out a raven, and it flew here and there until the water was dried up from the earth.

1 Kings 17:4

It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.”

More verses: Proverbs 30:17

Ravens » God provides food for

Job 38:41

“Who prepares for the raven its nourishment
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?

Ravens » Unclean and not to be eaten

Ravens » Described as » Black

Song of Songs 5:11

“His head is like gold, pure gold;
His locks are like clusters of dates
And black as a raven.

Ravens » Plumage of, illustrative of the glory of Christ

Song of Songs 5:11

“His head is like gold, pure gold;
His locks are like clusters of dates
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

"It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there." So he went and did according to the word of the LORD, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.

Ravens » Described as » Solitary in disposition

Isaiah 34:11

But pelican and hedgehog will possess it,
And owl and raven will dwell in it;
And He will stretch over it the line of desolation
And the plumb line of emptiness.

Ravens » Sent by noah from the ark

Genesis 8:7

and he sent out a raven, and it flew here and there until the water was dried up from the earth.

Ravens » Described as » Improvident

Valleys » Abounded with » Ravens

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