Interesting Fact:
- Dreams run in the family line for Jacob and Joseph (father and son) and Laban (uncle to Jacob)
- The Lord speaks through dreams to both those who know Him and those who do not
- Prophetic dreams occur in both the Old Testament and New Testament
A list of the dreams in the Bible:
- The Lord prophesies to Abraham the coming exile of the Israelites to Egypt for 400 years Genesis 15:12
- The Lord speaks to Abimelech in a dream about Abraham and Sarah: Genesis 20:3
- Jacob dreams of a ladder to heaven: Genesis 28:12
- Jacob dreams of mottled sheep: Genesis 31:10
- Laban warned in a dream: Genesis 31:24
- Joseph (son of Jacob) dreams of wheat: Genesis 37:6
- Joseph (son of Jacob) dreams of moon and stars: Genesis 37:9
- Pharaoh’s chief cup bearer dreams of a vine: Genesis 40:9
- Pharaoh’s chief baker dreams of a cake: Genesis 40:16
- Pharaoh dreams of cows: Genesis 41:1
- Pharaoh dreams of grain: Genesis 41:5
- Midian man dreams of their defeat by Israel: Judges 7:13
- Solomon’s request for wisdom occurs in a dream: 1 Kings 3:5
- Eliphaz dreams of a spirit: Job 4:13
- The Lord prophesies to Jeremiah about the restoration of Israel and Judah: Jeremiah 31:26
- Nebuchadnezzar’s first dream of a statue or image of gold, silver, bronze iron and clay: Daniel 2:1
- Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream of a tree being chopped down: Daniel 4:4
- Daniel’s dream of four beasts: Daniel 7:1
- An angel speaks to Zechariah who sees many visions: Zechariah 4:1
- Zechariah 4: golden lamp stand
- Zechariah 5: flying scroll and woman in a basket
- Zechariah 6: four chariots and the crown and temple
- Joseph (father of Jesus) dreams to take Mary as his wife: Matthew 1:20
- Warning dream for Mary and Joseph to not return to Herod: Matthew 2:12
- Joseph (father of Jesus) dreams to go to Egypt: Matthew 2:13
- Joseph (father of Jesus) dreams to return to Israel: Matthew 2:19
- Joseph (father of Jesus) dreams to go to Galilee instead of Judea: Matthew 2:22
- Pilate’s wife has a warning dream about Jesus: Matthew 27:19
Possible or probable dreams, sometimes described as visions in the night:
- Jacob dreams to travel to Egypt: Genesis 46:2
- Nathan the prophet receives that Solomon would build the temple: 1 Chronicles 17:3
- Daniel receives the interpretation to Nebuchadnezzar’s first dream: Daniel 2:19
- Daniel’s vision of the Son of Man: Daniel 7:13
- Paul’s vision to travel to Macedonia: Acts 16:9
- Paul’s vision to be bold in preaching in Corinth: Acts 18:9