Rituals of freemasonry: comprising the degrees of Entered apprentice, Fellow craft, and Master mason, in the lodge; (1870)
Sickels, Daniel. [from old catalog], Gould, James L. [from old catalog], Sheville, John W. [from old catalog], Simons, John. [from old catalog], Chase, Jackson H. [from old catalog] · New York, Masonic publishing company · leaf 579
; three ways to advance; three temples, the first built bySolomon, and the two Hibams; the second by Joshua, Zebubbabel,and Haggai; and the third by Hebod, Hillel, and Shammai; threesojourners; three working-tools of a Royal Arch Mason; the templehad three apartments; and the length was thrice its… … THE BREASTPLATE, Worn by the High-Priest, is in imitation of thatworn by the High-Priest of Israel. The twelvestones inserted therein allude to the twelvetribes of Israel. The breastplate was calledthe Oracle of Urim and Thummim, whichsignifies light and perfection, or revelation andtruth. By this…
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