en_tw/bible/other/dream.md

# dream, dreams, dreamers

## 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](rc://en/tn/help/act/02/16)
* [Daniel 01:17-18](rc://en/tn/help/dan/01/17)
* [Daniel 02:01](rc://en/tn/help/dan/02/01)
* [Genesis 37:06](rc://en/tn/help/gen/37/06)
* [Genesis 40:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/gen/40/04)
* [Matthew 02:13](rc://en/tn/help/mat/02/13)
* [Matthew 02:19-21](rc://en/tn/help/mat/02/19)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[08:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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
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			`* 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.`
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			`* [Daniel 01:17-18](rc://en/tn/help/dan/01/17)`
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			`* [Genesis 37:06](rc://en/tn/help/gen/37/06)`
			`* [Genesis 40:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/gen/40/04)`
			`* [Matthew 02:13](rc://en/tn/help/mat/02/13)`
			`* [Matthew 02:19-21](rc://en/tn/help/mat/02/19)`
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Fixes for several markdown formatting issues 2017-11-29 19:22:07 +00:00			`* __[08:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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__.`
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			`* Strong's: H1957, H2472, H2492, H2493, G1797, G1798, G3677`