The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka, Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings.

One of the objections of the Children of Israel was why Muslims, considering the antiquity of Bayt al-Maqdis, which was built by Prophet Solomon a thousand years before Christ, have set it aside and made the Kaaba their Qibla. This verse answers them: The Kaaba has been the first house of worship since the earliest times, and its antiquity is greater than any other place.