. The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story. t this time with a leaf in her mouth,plucked off from an olive tree. When Noah saw the leaf, he knew that thewaters must have gone down greatly, or the dove could not have found had taught the dove to pluck that leaf and carry it to Noah, so that hemight know the ground would soon be dry. And he waited another seven sent the dove forth once more; but she did not come back to him by this time no doubt the woods were pleasant to fly about in, muchpleasanter than the ark where she had been shut up so lon
. The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story. t this time with a leaf in her mouth,plucked off from an olive tree. When Noah saw the leaf, he knew that thewaters must have gone down greatly, or the dove could not have found had taught the dove to pluck that leaf and carry it to Noah, so that hemight know the ground would soon be dry. And he waited another seven sent the dove forth once more; but she did not come back to him by this time no doubt the woods were pleasant to fly about in, muchpleasanter than the ark where she had been shut up so long. And beside, Godkept the dove from going back to Noah, so that he might be sure it was almosttime for him to come out of the ark. And Noah looked and saw that the ground was dry. And God spoke tohim, and told him to come out of the ark, and to bring out also, his wife andhis sons and their wives, and the animals, the birds, and the insects, that hadbeen in the ark with him. So Noah came out and brought every living thing,, and they walked on the dry ground. 22. THE WATERS GO DOWN AND THE ARK RESTS UPON THE .MOUNTAINS OF ARARAT. 23 ?! NTB8I8 VIII. 4. The Confusion of Tongues. i N the years that passed, after the waters of the flood had gone away, Godgave to Noahs sons children of their own. They, when they grew np, hadchildren too, so that after a while there came to be a great many peoplein the world once more. Now we should think that these people would have been very careful notto offend God. They knew how the men who had offended him before werepunished, and though God had promised never to send another flood, therewere many other ways in which he might punish them. He might send sick-ness upon them, or give them no food, and leave them to starve; or he mightsend down fire from heaven to burn them. But they seemed to forget this, andas their hearts were -wicked, they went on as the men before the flood haddone, sinning against him. There was only one language in the world
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