3:5 dream. This dream sets the stage for the first major period in Solomon’s tenure as king. For dreams as vehicles of revelation in the Bible, see Gen. 26:24; 28:12; 31:11; 46:2; Num. 12:6; Judg. 7:13; Dan. 2:4; 7:1; Matt. 1:20; 2:12, 19, 22.