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# Sign 
A sign is something that happens or something that a person does that has a special meaning. It is a type of symbol.

* Signs can help people remember something. This is often something that was promised.
    * Rainbows are signs to remind people that God promised not to flood the world again (see: Genesis 9:12-13).
    * Circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham. God promised to give Abraham and his descendants the promised land  (Genesis 17:11-14).
* Signs can tell people that something is going to happen. It can tell people what they need to do. It can also tell people where they need to go. 
    * An angel told shepherds where to go by giving them a sign. This sign guided them to which baby in Bethlehem was the newborn messiah (Luke 2:12).
    * Judas kissed Jesus. This was a sign to the religious leaders. This told the leaders which person was Jesus (see: Mark 14:44).
* Signs can prove that something is true.
    * The Bible also talks about signs and wonders. These are miracles that God does or a person does by God’s power. These miracles prove that what God says is true (Acts 2:22; 15:12; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Hebrews 2:4).

See: [Symbol](../articles/symbol.md); [Circumcise (Circumcision)](../articles/circumcise.md); [Covenant](../articles/covenant.md); [Canaan (Promised Land)](../articles/canaan.md);[Angel](../articles/angel.md); [Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md);[Miracle](../articles/miracle.md)

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 								A sign is something that happens or something that a person does that has a special meaning. It is a type of symbol.
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+								* Signs can help people remember something. This is often something that was promised.
 								    * Rainbows are signs to remind people that God promised not to flood the world again (see: Genesis 9:12-13).
 								    * Circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham. God promised to give Abraham and his descendants the promised land  (Genesis 17:11-14).
 								* Signs can tell people that something is going to happen. It can tell people what they need to do. It can also tell people where they need to go.
 								    * An angel told shepherds where to go by giving them a sign. This sign guided them to which baby in Bethlehem was the newborn messiah (Luke 2:12).
 								    * Judas kissed Jesus. This was a sign to the religious leaders. This told the leaders which person was Jesus (see: Mark 14:44).
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+								    * The Bible also talks about signs and wonders. These are miracles that God does or a person does by God’s power. These miracles prove that what God says is true (Acts 2:22; 15:12; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Hebrews 2:4).
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+								See: [Symbol](../articles/symbol.md); [Circumcise (Circumcision)](../articles/circumcise.md); [Covenant](../articles/covenant.md); [Canaan (Promised Land)](../articles/canaan.md);[Angel](../articles/angel.md); [Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md);[Miracle](../articles/miracle.md)
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