"At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, 'Ask what I shall give you.'" — In a *dream* (*chalomi*), YHVH appears to Solomon with an open-ended offer: *sha'al mah 'etne' lakh* (ask what I shall give you). The dream-theophany is the mechanism of divine-human communication; Solomon is granted direct access to God's will and generosity. The *blank slate* of the offer—God asks Solomon what he desires—is the setup for the famous wisdom request.

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