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In the biblical context, dreams hold significant spiritual and prophetic importance. Throughout the Scriptures, dreams are often depicted as a medium through which God communicates with individuals, revealing His will, providing guidance, or foretelling future events. The Bible presents numerous instances where dreams play a pivotal role in the unfolding of God's divine plan.

Old Testament

1. Joseph, Son of Jacob: One of the most notable dreamers in the Bible is Joseph, the son of Jacob. Joseph's dreams, which he shared with his brothers, foretold his future rise to power and the eventual bowing of his family before him. These dreams, found in Genesis 37:5-11, were instrumental in the narrative of Joseph's life, leading to his eventual position as a ruler in Egypt. "Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more" (Genesis 37:5).

2. Pharaoh's Dreams: In Genesis 41, Pharaoh's dreams of seven fat cows and seven lean cows, as well as seven healthy ears of grain and seven thin ears, were interpreted by Joseph. These dreams were prophetic, predicting seven years of abundance followed by seven years of famine. Joseph's interpretation and subsequent actions saved Egypt and surrounding nations from starvation.

3. Nebuchadnezzar's Dreams: The Book of Daniel records King Nebuchadnezzar's dreams, which Daniel interprets. In Daniel 2, the king dreams of a great statue made of various materials, symbolizing successive kingdoms. Daniel's interpretation reveals God's sovereignty over earthly kingdoms. Another dream in Daniel 4 involves a great tree, symbolizing Nebuchadnezzar's reign and his eventual humbling by God.

New Testament

1. Joseph, Husband of Mary: In the New Testament, dreams continue to serve as divine messages. Joseph, the husband of Mary, receives guidance through dreams on several occasions. In Matthew 1:20, an angel appears to him in a dream, instructing him to take Mary as his wife despite her miraculous pregnancy: "But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit'" (Matthew 1:20).

2. The Magi: The wise men, or Magi, are warned in a dream not to return to Herod after visiting the infant Jesus. This divine warning, found in Matthew 2:12, ensures the safety of the Christ child: "And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route" (Matthew 2:12).

3. Pilate's Wife: In Matthew 27:19, Pilate's wife experiences a troubling dream about Jesus, leading her to warn her husband against condemning Him: "While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: 'Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him'" (Matthew 27:19).

Theological Significance

Dreams in the Bible are often seen as a means of divine revelation, a way for God to communicate His plans and purposes to humanity. They serve as a reminder of God's active involvement in the world and His ability to guide and direct the lives of individuals according to His will. Dreams can be both literal and symbolic, requiring discernment and, at times, interpretation by those gifted with understanding, as seen in the lives of Joseph and Daniel.

Warnings and Cautions

While dreams can be a source of divine revelation, the Bible also warns against false dreams and false prophets. In Deuteronomy 13:1-3, the Israelites are cautioned to test the authenticity of dreams and the messages they convey, ensuring they align with God's revealed truth. This underscores the importance of discernment and adherence to Scripture as the ultimate authority.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(imp. & p. p.) of Dream.
Strong's Hebrew
5161. Nechelami -- descriptive title for a false prophet
... Apparently a patronymic from an unused name (apparently passive participle of chalam);
dreamed; a Nechelamite, or descendant of Nechlam -- Nehelamite. ...
/hebrew/5161.htm - 6k

2492b. chalam -- to dream
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to dream NASB Word Usage dream (3), dreamed
(2), dreamer (3), dreams (2), had (13), had a dream (4). 2492a, 2492b. ...
/hebrew/2492b.htm - 5k

Library

You Allude to vigilantius. What Dream this is that You have ...
... You allude to Vigilantius. What dream this is that you have dreamed about him I
do not know. ... What dream this is that you have dreamed about him I do not know. ...
/.../19 you allude to vigilantius.htm

The Trials and visions of Devout Youth
... And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated
him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the trials and visions of.htm

As to Your Charge of Perjury, Since You Refer Me to Your Book; and ...
... You cannot say, It matters nothing to me what another man dreamed, for in those
most enlightening books of yours you tell us that this was the motive which led ...
/.../32 as to your charge.htm

Joseph and his Brethren.
... Both had dreams which troubled them much, but Joseph was enabled by God to interpret
their dreams for them. By-and-by Pharaoh, the king, dreamed a dream. ...
/.../anonymous/mother stories from the old testament/joseph and his brethren.htm

The Fourth vision "In Heaven"
... There we read of Joseph (verse 9): "he dreamed yet another dream, and
told it to his brethren, and said, Behold! I have dreamed ...
/.../bullinger/commentary on revelation/the fourth vision in heaven.htm

The Story of Joseph and his Coat of Many Colors
... He said one day: "Listen to this dream that I have dreamed. I ... you?". Then,
a few days after, Joseph said, "I have dreamed again. ...
/.../marshall/the wonder book of bible stories/the story of joseph and.htm

Joseph and his Brethren
... And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated
him yet the more. And he said unto them, Hear, I pray ...
/.../select masterpieces of biblical literature/i joseph and his brethren.htm

Andromeda
... I dreamed what I dreamed of thy goodness; Dreamed of a smile in thy gleam, of a
laugh in the plash of thy ripple: False and devouring thou art, and the great ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/andromeda and other poems/andromeda.htm

Chapter xl
... 5-8. And both of them dreamed a dream, each man his own dream in one night, each
man a dream with its own particular meaning, the butler and the baker of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xl.htm

Chapter xxxvii
... 5-8. And Joseph dreamed a dream and told it to his brethren with the result
that they hated him still more. For he said to them: Do ...
/.../leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxxvii.htm

Thesaurus
Dreamed (20 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Dream. Multi-Version Concordance
Dreamed (20 Occurrences). ... (YLT). Genesis 28:12 He dreamed. ...
/d/dreamed.htm - 12k

Related (45 Occurrences)
... Genesis 37:9 He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said,
"Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon ...
/r/related.htm - 19k

Meaning (41 Occurrences)
... Genesis 40:5 They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man
according to the interpretation of his dream, the cupbearer and the baker of ...
/m/meaning.htm - 18k

Dreams (34 Occurrences)
... one. (See NAS). Genesis 42:9 Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed
about them, and said to them, "You are spies! You have ...
/d/dreams.htm - 17k

Obeisance (45 Occurrences)
... Genesis 37:9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said,
Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and ...
/o/obeisance.htm - 22k

Interpreter (7 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). Genesis 40:8 And they said unto him,
We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. ...
/i/interpreter.htm - 8k

Interpret (27 Occurrences)
... Genesis 40:8 They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who
can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? ...
/i/interpret.htm - 15k

Eleven (25 Occurrences)
... Genesis 37:9 He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said,
"Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon ...
/e/eleven.htm - 16k

Dream (82 Occurrences)
... Genesis 28:12 He dreamed. ... Genesis 37:5 Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told
it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more. ...
/d/dream.htm - 47k

Barley (35 Occurrences)
... Probably this is the meaning of the dream of the Midianite concerning Gideon: "Behold,
I dreamed a dream; and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp ...
/b/barley.htm - 23k

Resources
What are some biblical examples of dream interpretation? | GotQuestions.org

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Dreamed (20 Occurrences)

Genesis 11:6
and Jehovah saith, 'Lo, the people 'is' one, and one pronunciation 'is' to them all, and this it hath dreamed of doing; and now, nothing is restrained from them of that which they have purposed to do.
(YLT)

Genesis 28:12
He dreamed. Behold, a stairway set upon the earth, and its top reached to heaven. Behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Genesis 37:5
Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Genesis 37:6
He said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Genesis 37:9
He dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, "Behold, I have dreamed yet another dream: and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Genesis 37:10
He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father rebuked him, and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Will I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves down to you to the earth?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Genesis 40:5
They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Genesis 40:8
They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Genesis 41:1
It happened at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Genesis 41:5
He slept and dreamed a second time: and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Genesis 41:11
We dreamed a dream in one night, I and he. We dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 41:15
Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Genesis 42:9
Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Judges 7:13
When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow; and he said, "Behold, I dreamed a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Psalms 126:1
A Song of Ascents. When the LORD brought back those that returned to Zion, we were like unto them that dream.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 23:25
I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Jeremiah 29:8
For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Don't let your prophets who are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you; neither listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Daniel 2:1
In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Daniel 2:2
and the king saith to call for scribes, and for enchanters, and for sorcerers, and for Chaldeans, to declare to the king his dreams. And they come in and stand before the king;
(See NIV)

Daniel 2:3
The king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

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Dreamed

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Dreams (34 Occurrences)

Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)

Dream (82 Occurrences)

Dreamed (20 Occurrences)

Foretells (1 Occurrence)

Forcing (25 Occurrences)

Ransomed (27 Occurrences)

Revolt (18 Occurrences)

Dreamers (4 Occurrences)

Proves (11 Occurrences)

Perversion (13 Occurrences)

Proveth (2 Occurrences)

Prison-house (29 Occurrences)

Counseled (12 Occurrences)

Announces (5 Occurrences)

Arises (21 Occurrences)

Apostacy (7 Occurrences)

Ariseth (20 Occurrences)

Seduce (8 Occurrences)

Prophet (315 Occurrences)

Rebellion (51 Occurrences)

Testing (46 Occurrences)

Purge (35 Occurrences)

Appears (38 Occurrences)

Thrust (92 Occurrences)

Proof (38 Occurrences)

Redeemed (78 Occurrences)

Trying (68 Occurrences)

Miraculous (54 Occurrences)

Heaven (653 Occurrences)

Tried (96 Occurrences)

Bondage (55 Occurrences)

Putteth (182 Occurrences)

Remove (173 Occurrences)

Divination (25 Occurrences)

Drive (132 Occurrences)

Preached (75 Occurrences)

Jesus (10891 Occurrences)

Loving (292 Occurrences)

Wonder (148 Occurrences)

Attention (236 Occurrences)

Arise (235 Occurrences)

Taught (134 Occurrences)

Draw (212 Occurrences)

Slavery (31 Occurrences)

Kingdom (409 Occurrences)

Hearken (253 Occurrences)

Ethics

God (45911 Occurrences)

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