"God came to Abimelech in a dream by night" parallels "the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night."
Abimelech's dream, like Solomon's two dreams, are visitations of the Lord. The dreams are straightforward with no symbolic elements reported. The Lord speaks in his own voice. The dreamer is able to respond as his own true self. The information imparted, the promises made, the warnings given are direct and reliable - as they would be spoken by the Lord himself. The dreamer is able to speak and choose as himself.
We will call this kind of dream Type 1.
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