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. ”
Kui Saalomon seda suurejoonelist templit pühitses, esitas ta muuhulgas ka järgmise inspireeritud palve: „Võõramaalast, kes ei ole sinu Iisraeli rahva hulgast, tuleb aga kaugelt maalt sinu suure nime.. pärast — kui ta tuleb ja palvetab selle koja poole — kuule sina taevast, oma asupaigast, ja tee kõike, mille pärast võõras sinu poole hüüab, et kõik maa rahvad õpiksid tundma sinu nime ja kardaksid sind, nõnda nagu su Iisraeli rahvas, ja et nad teaksid, et sinu nimi on pandud kojale, mille ma olen ehitanud! ”.