Luke’s account tells us that when Zechariah, the father of John the Baptizer, was offering incense in the sanctuary, a multitude of nonpriestly worshippers of Jehovah were “praying outside. ”
ופרש כפיו אל הבית הזה. ואתה תשמע מן השמיים ” (‏ דברי הימים ב ’. ו ’: 29, 30‏).