diff --git a/discord/embeds.py b/discord/embeds.py
index ddc11b28e..1b0c70d03 100644
--- a/discord/embeds.py
+++ b/discord/embeds.py
@@ -112,7 +112,21 @@ class Embed:
             self.timestamp = timestamp
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_data(cls, data):
+    def from_dict(cls, data):
+        """Converts a :class:`dict` to a :class:`Embed` provided it is in the
+        format that Discord expects it to be in.
+
+        You can find out about this format in the `official Discord documentation`__.
+
+        .. _DiscordDocs: https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/resources/channel#embed-object
+
+        __ DiscordDocs_
+
+        Parameters
+        -----------
+        data: :class:`dict`
+            The dictionary to convert into an embed.
+        """
         # we are bypassing __init__ here since it doesn't apply here
         self = cls.__new__(cls)
 
diff --git a/discord/message.py b/discord/message.py
index eadd69fab..71ee8f9ac 100644
--- a/discord/message.py
+++ b/discord/message.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class Message:
         self._try_patch(data, 'type', lambda x: try_enum(MessageType, x))
         self._try_patch(data, 'content')
         self._try_patch(data, 'attachments', lambda x: [Attachment(data=a, state=self._state) for a in x])
-        self._try_patch(data, 'embeds', lambda x: list(map(Embed.from_data, x)))
+        self._try_patch(data, 'embeds', lambda x: list(map(Embed.from_dict, x)))
         self._try_patch(data, 'nonce')
 
         for handler in ('author', 'member', 'mentions', 'mention_roles', 'call'):
diff --git a/discord/state.py b/discord/state.py
index b49f31419..0d2bd6f35 100644
--- a/discord/state.py
+++ b/discord/state.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
                 message._handle_call(data['call'])
             elif 'content' not in data:
                 # embed only edit
-                message.embeds = [Embed.from_data(d) for d in data['embeds']]
+                message.embeds = [Embed.from_dict(d) for d in data['embeds']]
             else:
                 message._update(channel=message.channel, data=data)