King solomon, hiram, king of tyre, and hiram abiff are the first three grand masters. Part of the lore of the origin of freemasonry involves the legend of hiram abiff. Hiram abiff was busy working his craft, when he suddenly found himself transported into the center of the earth by tubalcain, there to taste of the tree of knowledge. Harvey w the story of hiram abiff internet archive. Temple in jerusalem, he sent to hiram, king of tyre. Hiram abiff, the widows son, is the principal character in the second section of the master. It starts with his arrival in jerusalem, and his appointment by solomon as chief architect and master of works at the construction of his temple. During work on the temple, three fellowcraft masons demand the word from hiram abiff but he refuses. The lost keys of freemasonry or the secret of hiram abiff by manly. It is not about a real human being who was the architect of the temple, even though the story is based on the. Pdf the book of hiram download full pdf book download.
According to the old testament, hiram abiff was an expert builder for the wise king solomon in biblical times. The legend of hiram abiff, by jerry marsengill, presented october 29, 1988 page 2 of 3 1. The book of hiram available for download and read online in other formats. Hiram abiff is the central character of an allegory presented to all candidates during the third. Hiram, the descendent of tubalcain, who first constructed a furnace and worked in metals, erected a marvelous building, the temple of solomon, raised the golden throne of solomon, and built many glorious edifices. Mystery of the widows son the legend of the craft youtube. As the temple is nearing completion, three fellowcraft masons from. The personality of hiram abif must always be an interesting one to all master masons.
The story of hiram abiff the outstanding figure in modern freemasonry is undoubtedly the widows son who is known to members of the fraternity under the somewhat obscure name of hiram abilf. In his book the story of hiram abiff, william harvey cites the legend, given at length in heckethorns work. King solomon, hiram, king of tyre, and hiram abiff are the first three grand. Asmr reiki session for claritycleansing, purifying, clearing for decision makingsoft spoken 1 hr duration. The legend of hiram abiff and freemasonry encyclopedia.
Allegories of hiram abiff grand chapter royal arch masons in. The tale of hiram abiff as passed down in masonic lodges underpins the third degree. This short talk bulletin has been adapted from a speech given by the late most worshipful brother conrad hahn, in 1972, while serving as the executive secretary of the masonic service association. Full text of the story of hiram abiif w harvey internet archive. There was a hiram abiff in history, but our third degree is not interested in him as such. Solomon, king of israel, undertook the building of the. He dominates craft masonry, and that in spite of the fact that neither the entered apprentice nor the fellowcraft knows anything at all about him. Legendary hiram abiff master and chief architect loved. Mgtoworigins of freemasonry, the story of hiram abiff. Grand master is the central figure in the third degree. The widows son is sent for to be the architect of king solomons temple.