According to Genesis, Noah first sent a raven from Noah’s Ark after the rain had stopped.
Genesis 8:6–7 says that Noah opened the ark’s window and sent out the raven. The bird went back and forth until the waters had dried from the earth. Noah then sent a dove to test whether the floodwater had receded from the ground.
The raven and dove serve different roles in the sequence. The raven is the first bird released, while the dove becomes the more recognizable sign of land because it later returns with a freshly plucked olive leaf. A final release of the dove does not result in its return, showing Noah that the land is habitable.
Many retellings mention only the dove and therefore omit the raven’s earlier appearance. The order matters: in the biblical account, raven comes before dove, not after it. The passage does not identify the raven by a personal name.