The turtledove, as in Song of Solomon: “the voice of the turtle is heard in our land,” being a sign of springtime (2:11–13; see also Jer. 8:7). Turtledoves were used for offerings, as in Gen. 15:9; Lev. 1:14; 5:7, 11; 12:6–8; 14:22, 30; 15:29; Num. 6:10; Luke 2:24.