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BARLEY

Biblical dream symbol meaning

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How barley appeared in your dream

Seeing a field of barley or barley grain in your dreamBiblical interpretation of barley in dreams often represents harvest time, seasons of gathering, or a period of reaping what has been sown in your life or ministry.

Dreaming of barley as inferior or lesser grain compared to wheatBarley can symbolize spiritual poverty, lowliness, or a diminished reputation in your spiritual condition, suggesting either a personal or corporate (church) lack of spiritual richness.

Receiving or being given barley in a transaction or exchange in your dreamBarley may represent a price paid or compensation that reflects humility, poverty, or spiritual limitation, sometimes indicating you or your community are spiritually impoverished or in need of restoration.

Dreaming of buying someone with barley or purchasing something using barley as paymentThis may symbolize an act of redemption or restoration performed through humble means, reflecting God's willingness to redeem those in lowly or impoverished spiritual states. The use of barley as currency emphasizes that the one being redeemed comes from a place of spiritual poverty or diminished standing.

Seeing barley used as part of a bride price or in a transaction involving a person in your dreamThis can represent the spiritual condition or reputation of a church, congregation, or group of believers being valued as lowly or poor, indicating they are in need of spiritual enrichment and divine intervention to restore their standing.

Possible biblical meanings

Inferior grain ()·Harvest (; ; )

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