Ravens in the Bible

• Ravens are among the birds Israel must not eatLev 11:15, Deut 14:14
  The verses

  Lev 11:15any kind of raven,

  Deut 14:14any kind of raven,
• Noah sent out a raven; it flew back and forth until the waters dried upGen 8:7
  The verses

  Gen 8:7and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.
• Ravens brought Elijah bread and meat morning and evening by the Brook of Cherith1 Kgs 17:4–6
  The verses

  1 Kgs 17:4–6And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan. The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
• Young ravens cry out for lack of foodJob 38:41, Ps 147:9
  The verses

  Job 38:41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?

  Ps 147:9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
• Ravens do not sow or reap and have no storehouse or barnLuke 12:24
  The verses

  Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

Sayings

• Hair “wavy and black as a raven”Song 5:11
  The verses

  Song 5:11His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
• A proverb: the ravens of the valley pluck out the mocking eyeProv 30:17
  The verses

  Prov 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.