Bible Cross References
a dream
Genesis 28:12
He dreamed that he saw a stairway reaching from earth to heaven, with angels going up and coming down on it.
Genesis 31:24
In a dream that night God came to Laban and said to him, "Be careful not to threaten Jacob in any way."
Genesis 37:5
One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.
Genesis 37:9
Then Joseph had another dream and told his brothers, "I had another dream, in which I saw the sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowing down to me."
Genesis 40:8
They answered, "Each of us had a dream, and there is no one here to explain what the dreams mean." "It is God who gives the ability to interpret dreams," Joseph said. "Tell me your dreams."
Genesis 41:1-36
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After two years had passed, the king of Egypt dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River,
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when seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the river and began to feed on the grass.
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Then seven other cows came up; they were thin and bony. They came and stood by the other cows on the riverbank,
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and the thin cows ate up the fat cows. Then the king woke up.
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He fell asleep again and had another dream. Seven heads of grain, full and ripe, were growing on one stalk.
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Then seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the desert wind,
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and the thin heads of grain swallowed the full ones. The king woke up and realized that he had been dreaming.
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In the morning he was worried, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. He told them his dreams, but no one could explain them to him.
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Then the wine steward said to the king, "I must confess today that I have done wrong.
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You were angry with the chief baker and me, and you put us in prison in the house of the captain of the guard.
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One night each of us had a dream, and the dreams had different meanings.
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A young Hebrew was there with us, a slave of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us.
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Things turned out just as he said: you restored me to my position, but you executed the baker."
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The king sent for Joseph, and he was immediately brought from the prison. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came into the king's presence.
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The king said to him, "I have had a dream, and no one can explain it. I have been told that you can interpret dreams."
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Joseph answered, "I cannot, Your Majesty, but God will give a favorable interpretation."
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The king said, "I dreamed that I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
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when seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the river and began feeding on the grass.
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Then seven other cows came up which were thin and bony. They were the poorest cows I have ever seen anywhere in Egypt.
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The thin cows ate up the fat ones,
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but no one would have known it, because they looked just as bad as before. Then I woke up.
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I also dreamed that I saw seven heads of grain which were full and ripe, growing on one stalk.
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Then seven heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the desert wind,
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and the thin heads of grain swallowed the full ones. I told the dreams to the magicians, but none of them could explain them to me."
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Joseph said to the king, "The two dreams mean the same thing; God has told you what he is going to do.
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The seven fat cows are seven years, and the seven full heads of grain are also seven years; they have the same meaning.
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The seven thin cows which came up later and the seven thin heads of grain scorched by the desert wind are seven years of famine.
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It is just as I told you---God has shown you what he is going to do.
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There will be seven years of great plenty in all the land of Egypt.
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After that, there will be seven years of famine, and all the good years will be forgotten, because the famine will ruin the country.
31
The time of plenty will be entirely forgotten, because the famine which follows will be so terrible.
32
The repetition of your dream means that the matter is fixed by God and that he will make it happen in the near future.
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"Now you should choose some man with wisdom and insight and put him in charge of the country.
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You must also appoint other officials and take a fifth of the crops during the seven years of plenty.
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Order them to collect all the food during the good years that are coming, and give them authority to store up grain in the cities and guard it.
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The food will be a reserve supply for the country during the seven years of famine which are going to come on Egypt. In this way the people will not starve."
Job 4:12
Once a message came quietly, so quietly I could hardly hear it.
Job 4:13
Like a nightmare it disturbed my sleep.
Job 33:15
At night when people are asleep, God speaks in dreams and visions.
Matthew 1:20
While he was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary to be your wife. For it is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived.
Matthew 2:12
Then they returned to their country by another road, since God had warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod.
Matthew 2:13
After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said, "Herod will be looking for the child in order to kill him. So get up, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave."
Matthew 27:19
While Pilate was sitting in the judgment hall, his wife sent him a message: "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, because in a dream last night I suffered much on account of him."
a dead
Genesis 20:7
But now, give the woman back to her husband. He is a prophet, and he will pray for you, so that you will not die. But if you do not give her back, I warn you that you are going to die, you and all your people."
Psalm 105:14
But God let no one oppress them; to protect them, he warned the kings:
Ezekiel 33:14
I may warn someone evil that he is going to die, but if he stops sinning and does what is right and good---
Ezekiel 33:15
for example, if he returns the security he took for a loan or gives back what he stole---if he stops sinning and follows the laws that give life, he will not die, but live.
Jonah 3:4
Jonah started through the city, and after walking a whole day, he proclaimed, "In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed!"