King Solomon built the first Temple for the Name of יהוה, the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Being in the Land, and more specifically, at the place where יהוה puts His Name, was of the utmost importance to ancient Israel whenever the offerings and sacrifices were concerned. It was of such importance, Reuben, Gad, and half-tribe of Manasseh were nearly destroyed for erecting an altar the other tribes thought "might" be used to compete with the Tabernacle at Shiloh (Joshua 22).I Kings 9:3 And יהוה said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me. I have set this house apart which you have built to put My Name there forever, and My eyes and My heart shall always be there.II Samuel 7:12-13
(12) “When your days are filled and you rest with your fathers, I shall raise up your seed after you, who comes from your inward parts, and shall establish his reign.
(13) “He does build a house for My Name, and I shall establish the throne of his reign forever.I Kings 11:36 ‘And to his son I give one tribe, so that My servant Dawid? shall always have a lamp before Me in Yerushalayim, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My Name there.
Prior to Jerusalem, Shiloh was the capital and the place chosen for the Great Name. It was where the Appointed Times were observed and celebrated.
