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Chapter 4 - Signs & Symbols
In the ritual of the Third Degree, the sprig of acacia also becomes a sign of
recognition, since it remains in the hands of the murdered Hiram Abiff after he is
interred, so that the fifteen Fellow Craft who are sent out to search for him can
find him easily. "La branche d'acacia, dans le Rituel de Maîtrise, est celle qui est
demeurée dans la main d'Hiram enseveli par ses assassins après leur crime, et qui
permet aux Maîtres 657 envoyés à sa recherche par le roi Salomon de le retrouver
'entre L'Equerre et le Compas', localisation qui, pour un initié, est
significative." 658
Re-interment of Hiram Abiff near the Sanctum Sanctorum
657 According to the American rituals employed, King Solomon sent Fellow Crafts and not Masters
to look for Hiram Abiff. Ligou must have made a mistake in his DFM.
658 DFM, p. 58.