Dream Guide · Animals
What does dreaming about dove mean in the Bible?
The Holy Spirit, peace, and news of a new beginning
In Scripture
The dove returned to Noah with an olive leaf — the flood was ending. The Spirit descended on Jesus like a dove at His baptism. In dreams, a dove often carries the same freight: peace announced, a storm ending, the nearness of God's Spirit. The psalmist even sighs, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove."
Verses to read
Matthew 3:16 (KJV)
“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:”
The Spirit of God descending like a dove
Genesis 8:11 (KJV)
“And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.”
The dove returns with a freshly plucked olive leaf
Psalms 55:6 (KJV)
“And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.”
Oh, that I had wings like a dove — I would fly away and rest
“Do not interpretations belong to God?” — Genesis 40:8.
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