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Dreams

52 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.

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Genesis 20:3–7Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Abimelech
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife. But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?…
Genesis 28:12Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Jacob
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Genesis 31:10Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Jacob
And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
Genesis 31:24Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Laban
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Genesis 37:5–9Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Joseph
¶ 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, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood…
Genesis 40:5–19Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Pharaoh's butler and baker
¶ And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and…
Genesis 40:6Torrey THE ANCIENTS — Often perplexed by
And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
Genesis 40:8Torrey THE ANCIENTS — Anxious to have, explained
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
Genesis 41:1–7Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Pharaoh
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. And, behold, seven other kine came up…
Genesis 41:8Torrey THE ANCIENTS — Often perplexed by
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:16Torrey God the only interpreter of
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Numbers 12:6Torrey God's will often revealed in
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

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Deuteronomy 13:1–5 Smith
Deuteronomy 13:1–3 Torrey FALSE PROPHETS — Not to be regarded in
Deuteronomy 18:9–14 Smith
Judges 7:13–15 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Midianite
Judges 7:15 Torrey THE ANCIENTS — Put great faith in
1 Kings 3:5–15 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Solomon
Job 7:14 Torrey THE ANCIENTS — Often perplexed by
Job 20:5–8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Prosperity of sinners
Job 20:8 Torrey Often by imaginary
Job 33:15 Torrey Visions in sleep
Psalms 73:19 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Prosperity of sinners
Psalms 73:20 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Prosperity of sinners
Ecclesiastes 5:3 Torrey Excess of business frequently leads to
Ecclesiastes 5:7 Torrey Vanity of trusting to natural
Isaiah 29:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Enemies of the church
Isaiah 29:8 Torrey Often by imaginary
Jeremiah 23:25–28 Torrey FALSE PROPHETS — Pretended to
Jeremiah 23:32 Torrey FALSE PROPHETS — Condemned for pretending to
Jeremiah 27:9 Torrey FALSE PROPHETS — Not to be regarded in
Jeremiah 29:8 Torrey FALSE PROPHETS — Pretended to
Daniel 2:1 Torrey THE ANCIENTS — Often perplexed by
Daniel 2:2–4 Torrey THE ANCIENTS — Consulting magicians on
Daniel 2:3 Torrey THE ANCIENTS — Anxious to have, explained
Daniel 2:27–30 Torrey God the only interpreter of
Daniel 2:28 Torrey Visions in sleep
Daniel 2:31 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 4:5 Torrey THE ANCIENTS — Often perplexed by
Daniel 4:8 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 7:1–28 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Daniel
Daniel 7:16 Torrey God the only interpreter of
Matthew 1:20 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Joseph
Matthew 1:21 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Joseph
Matthew 2:11 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Wise men
Matthew 2:12 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Wise men
Matthew 2:13 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Joseph
Matthew 2:19 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Joseph
Matthew 2:20 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Joseph
Matthew 27:19 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF — Pilate's wife
1 Corinthians 14:15 Smith
Jude 1:8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Impure imaginations

In the reference works

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references

The Scripture declares that the influence of the Spirit of God upon the soul extends to its sleeping as well as its waking thoughts. But, in accordance with the principle enunciated by St. Paul in (1 Corinthians 14:15) dreams, in which the understanding is asleep, are placed below the visions of prophecy, in which the understanding plays its part. Under the Christian dispensation, while we read frequently of trances and vision, dreams are never referred to as vehicles of divine revelation. In exact accordance with this principle are the actual records of the dreams sent by God. The greater number of such dreams were granted, for prediction or for warning, to those who were aliens to the Jewish covenant. And where dreams are recorded as means of God’s revelation to his chosen servants, they are almost always referred to the periods of their earliest and most imperfect knowledge of him. Among the Jews, "if any person dreamed a dream which was peculiarly striking and significant, he was permitted to go to the high priest in a peculiar way, and see if it had any special import. But the observance of ordinary dreams and the consulting of those who pretend to skill in their interpretation are repeatedly forbidden. (13:1-5; 18:9-14) --Schaff.

In the topical indexes

Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 55 references, grouped by sub-topic

Visions in sleep Job 33:15; Da 2:28
Often by imaginary Job 20:8; Isa 29:8
Excess of business frequently leads to Ec 5:3
God's will often revealed in Nu 12:6; Job 33:15
FALSE PROPHETS
- Pretended to Jer 23:25-28; 29:8
- Not to be regarded in De 13:1-3; Jer 27:9
- Condemned for pretending to Jer 23:32
Vanity of trusting to natural Ec 5:7
THE ANCIENTS
- Put great faith in Jud 7:15
- Often perplexed by Ge 40:6; 41:8; Job 7:14; Da 2:1; 4:5
- Anxious to have, explained Ge 40:8; Da 2:3
- Consulting magicians on Ge 41:8; Da 2:2-4
God the only interpreter of Ge 40:8; 41:16; Da 2:27-30; 7:16
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE OF
- Abimelech Ge 20:3-7
- Jacob Ge 28:12; 31:10
- Laban Ge 31:24
- Joseph Ge 37:5-9
- Pharaoh's butler and baker Ge 40:5-19
- Pharaoh Ge 41:1-7
- Midianite Jud 7:13-15
- Solomon 1Ki 3:5-15
- Nebuchadnezzar Da 2:1,31; 4:5,8
- Daniel Da 7:1-28
- Joseph Mt 1:20,21; 2:13,19,20
- Wise men Mt 2:11,12
- Pilate's wife Mt 27:19
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Prosperity of sinners Job 20:5-8,; Ps 73:19,20
- Impure imaginations Jude 1:8
- Enemies of the church Isa 29:7,8

Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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