What does the Bible say about dreams and visions?

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The Bible records dreams and visions in the prophecy of Joel, in the account of Joseph in Genesis, and in the birth narratives of Matthew.

In Joel 2:28:

28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

In Genesis 37:5:

5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

In Matthew 2:13:

13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

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