(Genesis 8:11) And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Most Christians know the story of Noah and how he sent a dove out which retrieved an olive branch letting him know the waters subsided, but I believe I found a new link to Jesus in this.
The spirit descended on Jesus like a dove when he was baptized.
(Luke 3:22) 22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Also, Jesus was around the Mount of Olives quite a bit.
Linking all this together, I believe the dove bringing back the Olive branch was an ancient prophecy about Jesus, linking him to this mountain a very long time before he ever set foot upon it.
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