# dream # ## Definition: ## A dream is something that people see or experience in their minds while they are sleeping. * Dreams often seem like they are really happening, but they are not. * Sometimes God causes people to dream about something so they can learn from it. He may also speak directly to people in their dreams. * In the Bible, God gave special dreams to certain people to give them a message, often about something that would happen in the future. * A dream is different from a vision. Dreams happen while a person is asleep, but visions usually happen when a person is awake. (See also: [vision](../other/vision.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [Acts 02:16-17](en/tn/act/help/02/16) * [Daniel 01:17-18](en/tn/dan/help/01/17) * [Daniel 02:1-2](en/tn/dan/help/02/01) * [Genesis 37:5-6](en/tn/gen/help/37/05) * [Genesis 40:4-5](en/tn/gen/help/40/04) * [Matthew 02:13-15](en/tn/mat/help/02/13) * [Matthew 02:19-21](en/tn/mat/help/02/19) ## Examples from the Bible stories: ## __*[08:02](en/tn/obs/help/08/02)__ Joseph's brothers hated him because their father loved him most and because Joseph had __dreamed__ that he would be their ruler. __*[08:06](en/tn/obs/help/08/06)__ One night, the Pharaoh, which is what the Egyptians called their kings, had two __dreams__ that disturbed him greatly. None of his advisors could tell him the meaning of the __dreams__. __*[08:07](en/tn/obs/help/08/07)__ God had given Joseph the ability to interpret __dreams__, so Pharaoh had Joseph brought to him from the prison. Joseph interpreted the __dreams__ for him and said, "God is going to send seven years of plentiful harvests followed by seven years of famine." __*[16:11](en/tn/obs/help/16/11)__ So that night, Gideon went down to the camp and heard a Midianite soldier telling his friend about something he had __dreamed__. The man's friend said, "This __dream__ means that Gideon's army will defeat the Midianite army!" __*[23:01](en/tn/obs/help/23/01)__ He (Joseph) did not want to shame her (Mary), so he planned to quietly divorce her. Before he could do that, an angel came and spoke to him in a __dream__. ## Word Data:## * Strong's: H1957, H2472, H2492, H2493, G1797, G1798, G3677