Raven Christian Dream Symbol

Raven Christian Dream Symbol
A Christian Symbol or Icon such as the Raven is an object, character, figure, or color used to represent abstract ideas or concepts - a picture that represents an idea.

A Christian symbol or icon is an image or symbolic representation such as the Raven with sacred significance which can manifest itself in a dream.

Christian symbols and symbolism which can appear in a dream often contain a moral or religious lesson or allegory as explained in the Biblical and Christian Dream Dictionary.

Raven Christian Dream Symbol - Bible Quotes and References
The following information provides details of Biblical and Christian Dream Symbols, their meaning, interpretation, definition with Biblical quotes and references in the bible which will help with Christian Interpretation of Symbols.

Raven Christian Dream Symbol - Bible Quotes and References
Dream Interpretation Dictionary

A raven is large black passerine bird (Corvus corax) with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail , similar to the crow, but larger. Ravens feed greedily, eat greedily and prey on or hunt and obtain or seize by violence. The color of the raven is jet black symbolising darkness. The Raven Christian Symbol represents Satan and unrest, a symbol of ill-fortune.

Reference to the Raven Christian Symbol in the Bible
The Easton Bible Dictionary provides the following definition, meaning and emblem for the Raven Christian Symbol in the Bible.

The word is derived from Heb. 'orebh, from a root meaning "to be black" (comp. Cant. 5:11); first mentioned as "sent forth" by Noah from the ark (Gen. 8:7).

"Every raven after his kind" was forbidden as food (Lev. 11:15; Deut. 14:14).

Ravens feed mostly on carrion, and hence their food is procured with difficulty (Job 38:41; Ps. 147:9). When they attack kids or lambs or weak animals, it is said that they first pick out the eyes of their victims (Prov. 30:17).

When Elijah was concealed by the brook Cherith, God commanded the ravens to bring him "bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening" (1 Kings 17:3-6).

Raven Christian Dream Symbol - Bible Quotes and References
Dream Interpretation Dictionary