Great significance is placed on ancient Mount Moriah as the site of the Holy Temple of Israel. It is the site where Abraham offered Isaac and was spared the final deed with a ram caught in a thicket. It was the site of Jacob’s dream of the ladder ascending into heaven. Where afterward he set up a pillar from the rock that was his pillow and called the place, Bethel, the very house of God. It would later be the same range of hills on which Jesus Christ was crucified in the day when Rome ruled the world. But how did this holy mount become the first choice of David as the Temple Site? We do know from the Bible that it was originally a threshing floor for grain. Gad fills in the story.
Further Gad also gives us additional information on Hiram of Tyre, one of the most important figures in Masonry. In the Bible, Hiram just kind of appears and then disappears and then it gets a little confusing. Gad gives us this important story about how Hiram came into Israel and why he was beloved enough of the Lord to be a major supporter of the Temple, as well as, why David and he were such good friends. Hiram of Tyre is of particular interest around the world because he is considered by many to be the "father of Masonry." Let's take this feast together!
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