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Chapter 4 - Signs & Symbols
The extract below shows the steep sea coast of Joppa where a special grip
was given to help the men climb ashore. It further depicts the Masonic burial of
Hiram Abiff, King Solomon marching behind the pall bearers. The re-interment
took place as near to the Sanctum Sanctorum as the laws of Israel would permit.
The following extract illustrates the sun, moon, and seven stars (one of these
being a comet). The Masonic tenets of temperance, fortitude, prudence, and
justice are written on banners and not personified. In the center is again an altar
with the Bible and the square and compass upon it, and the three Lesser Lights
around. "F and A M" means Free and Accepted Masons. In the upper left, a man
kneels before a rough stone, which represents his unfinished character as an
Entered Apprentice. Next to the stone, on which is cut a mark, grows a sprig of
acacia. The upper right shows a lamb as a symbol of innocence (cf. the white
lambskin apron). The square and compass, enclosing the five-pointed star, figure
twice in this record.