The Origin of Freemasonry and Knights Templar ... - Lodge Prudentia

SUPPLEMENTAL ENCYCLOPAEDIAchanges his name to Abraham, institutes circumcision, andpromises Isaac by Sarai, whom he calls Sarah (Gen. xvi.,xvii.). In 1896 B. C. Isaac is born, and four years laterAbraham sends Ishmael and Hagar away by request ofSarah. In 1859 B. C. Sarah dies, and Abraham, five yearslater, marries Keturah, by whom he had six sons. In 1821B. C. Abraham dies at the age of 175 years, and is buriedin the cave of Machpelah. Ishmael dies in 1773 B. C., atthe age of 137 years.In 1856 B. C. Isaac marries Rebekah, and in 1836 B. C.twin sons were born, whom they called Jacob and Esau(Gen. xxv.). Isaac dies at Hebron in 1716 B. C., aged1 80 years, and is buried in the tomb of Abraham by histwo sons (Gen. xxxv.).In 1753 B. C. Jacob marries Leah and Rachel, and hassix sons and one daughter by Leah Reuben, Simeon, Levi,:Judah, Isaachar, Zebulun and Dinah ;two sons by Rachel'shandmaid Bilhah : Dan and Naphtali two; by Zilpah,Leah's handmaid: Gad and Asher; two by Rachel: Josephand Benjamin. In 1689 B. C. Jacob dies in Egypt, aged147, and was buried in Canaan (Gen. 1. 6-13).Acre A city of the tribe of Asher (Judg.i.31). Ttwas called by the Phoenicians, Accho ; by the Greeks,Ptolemais, from one of the Ptolemies, who enlarged andbeautified it. The Crusaders gaveit the name of Acre,or St. John of Acre. Tt is called Akka by the Turks. Itis a city and seaport of Syria, and is on the Mediterranean,thirty miles south of Tyre. It was the "Key to Palestine."and has been the scene of many famous sieges and battles.It was taken by the Crusaders in noo, and retaken bythe Saracens in 1187. In 1191 it was recovered by theCrusaders (under Gnido of Jerusalem, Philip of I'ranee,and Richard the Lion-hearted of England), and held bythem tillthey were finally driven out of Palestine in 1291.It was the last fortified place wrested from the Christiansby the Turks. 162