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What Does the Dove Mean in the Bible?
Dove = peace and plain truth settling on you — the Spirit landing without any noise. A state of calm certainty, not a bird in the sky.
How it shows up in the Bible
The dove comes back to the ark with an olive leaf, and the dove comes down on Jesus at the Jordan. Both times it is small, quiet, and it means the storm is over. A dove does not announce anything; it lands. That is what certainty feels like when it finally arrives in a person.
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