Ribs in a dream

Biblical meaning from Hearing God's Voice in Dreams by Apostle Nicholas V. Mbanjwa

Also: Rib cage, Side bone, A rib

What it means

Human equality, intimate partnership and unity.

Part of one's own being; a partaker.

She was taken out of his side — not from his head to rule over him, nor from his feet to be trodden upon, but from his side to stand beside him.

✦ When it is positive

Unity
Oneness
Singleness of spirit
Being a co-heir

⚠ When it is a warning

A rib broken or taken, representing a partnership wounded or removed

How to tell the difference

Ribs concern PARTNERSHIP rather than the body alone. Note whether a rib is given, taken, broken or restored, and who is present. Ribs also protect the heart, so a dream of ribs may concern what guards the inner man.

Scripture

²¹The LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. ²²The LORD God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.
Genesis 2:21-22 (WEB)

The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.”
Genesis 2:23 (WEB)

“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”
Ephesians 5:31 (WEB)