Old Testament (1402 B.C.): "Genesis":
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; 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... [more]
Note: First mentioned in Genesis 8:8. Also in chapter 8 verses 9-12.
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