When dedicating that glorious temple, Solomon included this inspired request: “To the foreigner who is no part of your people Israel and who actually comes from a distant land by reason of your great name..., and they actually come and pray toward this house, then may you yourself listen from the heavens, from your established place of dwelling, and you must do according to all for which the foreigner calls to you; in order that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and may fear you the same as your people Israel do, and may know that your name has been called upon this house that I have built. ”
Kad Salamans veltīja šo krāšņo templi Dievam, viņš izteica arī šādu Dieva iedvesmotu lūgumu: ” Ja arī kāds svešinieks, kas nepieder pie tavas tautas, Israēla, bet nāk no tālas zemes tava lielā vārda.. dēļ, un kad tas nāks un šinī namā Tevi pielūgs, tad uzklausi no debesīm, no tās vietas, kur Tu mīti, — uzklausi tādus un dari visu, kā dēļ tas svešinieks Tevi lūgdams piesauks, lai visas zemes tautas atzīst tavu vārdu, lai tās Tevi tāpat bīstas kā tava tauta, Israēls, un lai viņi zina, ka šis nams, ko es esmu cēlis, ir nosaukts pēc tava vārda! ” ( 2. Laiku 6: 32, 33.)