Genesis 8:17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. - Free Bible Online

The great flood ceases, Noah sends forth a raven and a dove, the dove returns with an olive branch, Noah releases all living things from the ark, Noah built an altar and offers sacrifices, the Lord promises that seed time and harvest seasons will never cease.

Genesis Chapter 8

Genesis 8:4 - And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Outline
The Flood Stops and the Waters Recede (Genesis 8:1-6)
Noah Sends a Raven and a Dove (Genesis 8:7-14)
Noah Leaves the Ark and Builds an Altar (Genesis 8:15-20)
The Lord Accepts Noah's Offering and Makes a Promise (Genesis 8:21-22)

Summary
1 The Waters Asswage
4 The Ark Resteth On Ararat
7 The Raven And The Dove
15 Noah, Being Commanded
18 Goes Forth From The Ark
20 He Buildeth An Altar, And Offereth Sacrifice
21 Which God Accepteth, And Promiseth To Curse The Earth No More

Topics for Bible Study

150 Days
The 7th Month, the 17th day
The Mountains of Ararat
40 Days
The Raven
The Dove
7 Days
The Olive Branch
God's Commanded to Leave the Ark
The Altar
Ancient Altars - Background Bible Study
Burnt Offerings
The Curse Removed

Maps
Map of the Table of Nations

Quick Reference Map

Map of Mount Ararat and the Kingdom of Urartu (Click to Enlarge)

Charts
Mount Ararat Comparison

Painting of a Man Sacrificing at an Altar

Painting of Noah's Ark Resting with Dove Returning - Gustave Dore
 

The Old Testament

Genesis Resources

Creation
Adam and Eve
The Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham the First Hebrew
Isaac, Son of Promise
Jacob and the 12 Tribes
Joseph and Egypt