And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Then Joseph had another dream, and he told it to his brothers, saying, 'Listen, I had another dream. In it, the sun and the moon and eleven stars all bowed down to me.'
Joseph shares a second dream where the sun, moon, and eleven stars bow to him, symbolizing that his entire family will one day honor him.
📚 Historical Context
This is Joseph's second prophetic dream, told to his already jealous brothers who resented him for being their father Jacob's favorite son. In ancient Near Eastern culture, dreams were often viewed as messages from God, and celestial bodies like the sun, moon, and stars frequently represented family members in dream symbolism. This dream would have been understood as meaning Jacob (sun), Rachel (moon), and his eleven brothers (stars) would bow to Joseph.
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