The olive leaf carried to Noah by the dove could also have been taken from a fairly young sprout that came up after the floodwaters had abated.
Tāpat iespējams, ka olīvas lapa, ko balodis atnesa Noam, bija no kāda pavisam jauna kociņa, kas bija izaudzis pēc plūdu ūdeņu atkāpšanās.