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Jahbulon (or Jabulon) is a word which was allegedly used historically in some rituals of Royal Arch Masonry, and

derivations thereof.

There has been much debate over the origin and meaning of this word. There is no consensus even among Masonic

researchers as to its meaning or legitimacy: one Masonic scholar alleges that the word first appeared in an early 18th

Century Royal Arch ritual as the name of an allegorical explorer searching for the ruins of King Solomon's Temple;

another Masonic scholar believes it is a descriptive name for God in Hebrew; The most common masonic explanation is

that it is a word derived from combining parts of the name of God in different historic languages.

Non-Masonic authors, especially those with an anti-masonic attitude, have alleged that it is a Masonic name for God,

and even the name of a unique "Masonic God", despite repeated statements by Freemasonry's officials that "There is no

separate Masonic God", nor a separate proper name for a deity in any branch of Freemasonry.[1][2]

It is this

interpretation of a "Masonic God" that has led to debates about and condemnation of Freemasonry by several religious

groups. In England, no ritual containing the name has been in official Masonic use since February 1989.[3]

Contents

1 Usages

1.1 Masonic

1.2 Ordo Templi Orientis

1.3 Rastafari

2 Examples of interpretations of the word based on its syllables

3 Criticisms of the word and its uses

4 Notes

5 References

Usages

Masonic

According to Masonic historian Arturo de Hoyos, the word Jahbulon was first used in the 18th century in early French

versions of the Royal Arch degree. It relates a Masonic allegory in which Jabulon was the name of an explorer living

during the time of Solomon who discovered the ruins of an ancient temple. Within the ruins he found a gold plate upon

which the name of God (Jehovah) was engraved.[4]

In Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor, published in the mid-19th century, Malcolm Duncan uses the word as arecognition password in his rendition of the Royal Arch degree,

[5]and in a footnote states that the word is a combination

of sacred names.[6]

However, there has been controversy regarding Duncan's ritual.[7]

Some Masonic authors state that

even if Duncan's ritual is authentic, it is either an outdated exposure[8]

or that it had been superseded by another

explanation.[9]

Ordo Templi Orientis

According to Francis X. King in The Secret Rituals of the O.T.O., the word is used in two rituals of the Ordo Templi

Orientis: the Lodge of Perfection, in which the candidate receives the Fourth Degree (which is called Perfect Magician

and Companion of the Holy Royal Arch of Enoch); and the Perfect Initiate (or Prince of Jerusalem) degree, which falls

between the fourth and fifth degrees. King prints in his book the lyrics of a song that mentions the word "Jahbulon."[10]

Rastafari

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It has been suggested that the Rastafari word for God, Jah, comes from the term Jahbulon, although the name JAH

appears in the King James Version of the Bible, in Psalm 68:4.[11]

The term also appears throughout the Psalms in other

Bible translations, for instance the Darby translation or Young's Literal translation. William David Spencer, inDread

Jesus (ISBN 0-281-05101-1), proposes that Archibald Dunkley and Joseph Nathaniel Hibbert were among the preachers

that inspired the Rastafari movement, and that both were members of the "Ancient Mystic Order of Ethiopia", a fraternal

order derived from Prince Hall Freemasonry. Spencer believes that several features of the Rastafari movement derive

from this lodge, including the name "Jah", from the wordJah-Bul-On.

Examples of interpretations of the word based on its syllables

According to The Rev. Canon Richard Tydeman, in an address to the Supreme Grand Chapter of England on 13

November 1985, the word is a compound of three Hebrew terms:

(Yah, I AM, which indicates eternal existence),

(b'el, owner, husband, lord[12]

) and

(on, strength); pronouncing three aspects or qualities of Deity, namely Eternal Existence, Ownership, and

Omnipotence and equating to "The Eternal God - Master - Almighty".[13]

According to Stephen Knight, following Walton Hannah,[14]

the word is a compound of the names of three gods

worshipped in the ancient Middle East.[15]

Jah (= Yahweh)

Baal

On, a name in Genesis in the Bible (in "Potiphar priest of On"), thought in older times to be a name of Osiris (but

now known by Egyptologists to be the Hebrew form of the Ancient Egyptian name of the city of Heliopolis).

Criticisms of the word and its uses

Much of the available material that discusses the wordJahbulon does not address the administrative and jurisdictional

distinctions amongst the appendant bodies of Freemasonry. Royal Arch Masonry is an appendant body to Freemasonry.

In some areas it forms part of the York Rite, and in others it is an independent body. To be eligible to join one must firstbe a Master Mason. The administration of the Royal Arch is entirely separate from the administration of Craft

Freemasonry. Most importantly, every Masonic organization is sovereign only in its own jurisdiction, and has no

authority in any other jurisdiction. This means that there is no standardization whatsoever with regards to words, signs,

grips, or any other Masonic "secrets".[16]

Walton Hannah stated in his bookDarkness Visible that the interpretation that Jabulon was a name for God

reportedly disturbed Albert Pike, the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish

Rite, who, when he first heard the name, called it a "mongrel word" partly composed of an "appellation of the

Devil".[17]

A Church of England report into compatibility of Freemasonry and the Church[18]

reached conclusions ofobjection based on six points. One of these points was Knight's interpretation of Jahbulon; "JAHBULON, the

name of description of God which appears in all the rituals is blasphemous because it is an amalgam of pagan

deities. In effect, use of the term is taking God's name in vain." The interpretation of the word as discussed by

Knight led certain churches to include it in their justification for objections to Freemasonry. These churches state

that, conjoined with a number of other aspects of Freemasonry, it demonstrates that Freemasonry is incompatible

with their religious philosophies.[19][20][21][22]

It has been claimed that the "Masonic God" allegations "proves" that the Royal Arch Degree - and by extension all

of Freemasonry - is incompatible with Christianity.[23][24]

The Southern Baptist convention has mentioned this as

an offensive concept that is incompatible with Christianity.[25]

Certain Christian ministries take the position that Jahbulon is a the name of a Masonic Pagan god, and therefore

violates the Biblical commandment "You shall have no other gods before me".[19][20][21][22]

The interpretation by Knight also contributes to an assertion, which emerged in 1987, that there is a link between

Freemasonry and the Dajjal, a Muslim equivalent of the Antichrist. A reference by David Misa Pidcock, a British


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convert, has been widely propagated on the Internet following the events of September 11, 2001.[26]

The Muslim

group,Mission Islam, states on their website that based on Knight's interpretation, "Freemasons secretly worship

a Devil-God, known as JAHBULON."[27]

Notes

^ "Is Freemasonry a religion?" (http://www.grandlodge-england.org/masonry/A2L-religion.htm). United Grand Lodge of

England. 2002. Retrieved 2007-05-08.

1.

^ Smart, Earnest (April 2005). "Faith and Freemasonry" (http://www.mqmagazine.co.uk/issue-13/p-46.php). Masonic

Quarterly Magazine (13). Retrieved 2007-05-07.

2.

^ Medway, Gareth J.Lure of the Sinister: The Unnatural History of Satanism, New York University Press, 2001. p. 259.

ISBN 0-8147-5645-X

3.

^ Chapter Three: John Ankerberg and John Weldon, authors of The Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge

(http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/SRpublications/deHoyos-chapter3.htm#i4) From Is It True What They Say About

Freemasonry? The Methods of Anti-Masons (http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/SRpublications/DeHoyos.htm) by Arturo de

Hoyos and S. Brent Morris]

4.

^They then balance three times three, bringing the right hand with some violence down upon the left. The right hands are

then raised above their heads, and the words, Jah-buh-lun, Jehovah, G-o-d, are given at low breath, each companion

pronouncing the syllables or letters alternately ROYAL ARCH, OR SEVENTH DEGREE (http://www.phoenixmasonry.org

/duncans_ritual/royal_arch_degree.htm)Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor, by Malcolm C. Duncan, 1866

5.

^JEHOVAH. Of the varieties of this sacred name in use among the dif ferent nations of the earth, three particularly merit

the attention of Royal Arch Masons:

1. JAH. This name of God is found in the 68th Psalm, v. 4.

2. BAAL OR BEL. This word signifies a lord, master, or possessor, and hence it was applied by many of the nations of the

East to denote the Lord of all things, and the Master of the world.

3. ON. This was the name by which JEHOVAH was worshipped among the Egyptians.

I have made these remarks on the three names of God in Chaldaic, Syriac and Egyptian, Baal, Jah, and On, in the

expectation that my Royal Arch Companions will readily recognize them in a corrupted form.--Lexicon. From footnote

226:1 in ROYAL ARCH, OR SEVENTH DEGREE (http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/duncans_ritual/royal_arch_degree.htm)

Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor, by Malcolm C. Duncan, 1866

6.

^ According to "Turnbull, Everett R. & Denslow, Ray V.,A History of Royal Arch Masonry, Volume I, p. 413, published in

1956: Duncan has the candidate swear: "I furthermore promise and swear, that I will support the Constitution of the General

Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States of America..." whereas the General Grand Chapter at the time styled itself:"General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States, a subtle but significant difference.

7.

Ân example of this pre-1871 misunderstanding is seen in Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor (an outdated exposure

cited by Rev. Ankerberg and Dr. Weldon some 30 times) which declared the tri-lingual word to be the Grand Omnific Royal

Arch Word. Chapter Three: John Ankerberg and John Weldon (http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/SRpublications/deHoyos-

chapter3.htm), Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry? The Methods of Anti-Masons, by Art deHoyos

8.

^With Jah and On, [Bel] has been introduced into the Royal Arch system as a representative of the Tetragrammaton,

which it and the accompanying words have sometimes ignorantly been made to displace. At the session of the General

Grand Chapter of the United States, in 1871, this error was corrected; and while the Tetragrammaton was declared to be

the true omnific word, the other three were permitted to be retained as merely explanatory. Entry for Bel

(http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/mackeys_encyclopedia/b.htm), ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FREEMASONRY AND ITS

KINDRED SCIENCES, by ALBERT C. MACKEY M. D.

9.

^The Secret Rituals of the O.T.O. Francis King (ed.) (1ST ed.). Samuel Weiser. 1973. ISBN 0877281440.10.

^ "Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him."Various (1611). "Psalms 68:4" (http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=KjvPsal.sgm&images=images/modeng&

data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=68&division=div1). The Holy Bible. Retrieved 2009-05-12.

11.

^ "Strong's Hebrew Lexicon" (http://studybible.info/strongs/H1167). Strong's Hebrew Lexicon.12.

^ An Historical Address to Grand Chapter [of England], The Revd Canon Richard Tydeman, Grand Chapter Proceedings, 13

November 1985.

13.

^Darkness Visible, pps. 34-5, Hannah, 1952, reprint 1998, ISBN 1-901157-70-914.

^ Each syllable of the 'ineffable name' represents one person of this trinity JAH = Jahweh, the God of the Hebrews BUL =

Baal, the ancient Canaanite fertility god associated with 'licentious rites of imitative magic' ON = Osiris, the Ancient

Egyptian god of the underworld."p. 236, The Brotherhood, Stephen Knight, Harper Collins, 1994, ISBN 0-586-05983-0

15.

^Freemasons for Dummies, Christopher Hodapp (http://members.aol.com/brlodge/whymasons.html), ISBN 0-7645-9796-5,

Hungry Minds Inc, U.S., 2005.

16.

^ Hannah, Walton,Darkness Visible, p. 35 - quoting from Pike, The Holy Triad, 1873.17.

^ "Freemasonry and Christianity - Are They Compatible?", 1987,Hewitt et al.18.

â

b

Saints Alive Ministry (http://www.saintsalive.com/newsletters/jan-feb2003/jan-feb2003.4.htm) JanuaryFebruary 2003

newsletter

19.

â

b

[1] (http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:4dASrIyDrTAJ:www.healinghouse.org/pubdownloads

/MasonicPrayer.doc+jahbulon+ministry&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5) Healing House Ministries Prayer for the release of

20.


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masons and their descendants (Google link to html version of a .doc file)

^a

b

True Light Educational Ministry (http://www.tlem.net/freemasonry.htm)21.

^a

b

Kings Ministries (http://www.kingsministries.org/Remnanti3no2.htm) Freemasonry and secret societies22.

^ "A useful allegation to bias the Christian reader against Freemasonry is to claim that the fraternity is anti-Christian, or even

more boldly, to claim that it is an anti-Christian religion. In fact, no Grand Lodge, no Supreme Council, and no subordinate

body claims to be, or functions as, a religion. It is significant that Rev. Ankerberg and Dr. Weldon cannot produce any official

documents to the contrary. Undeterred, they are content to ignore the facts and resort to innuendo and subterfuge. What better

way could there be to 'prove' that Masonry is a religion than to reveal that Freemasons have secret modes of worship,

mysterious names for God, or even their own secret god? This is just what some anti-Masons, including Rev. Ankerberg and

Dr. Weldon, claim to do. The name of this "god", they say, is Jabulon, which allegedly means "Jehovah-Baal-Osiris".Sensational as it sounds, this claim is not original. Rev. Ankerberg and Dr. Weldon base their charge on Stephen Knight's

anti-Masonic book "The Brotherhood". Chapter Three: John Ankerberg and John Weldon, authors of The Secret Teachings of

the Masonic Lodge (http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/SRpublications/deHoyos-chapter3.htm#i4) From "Is It True What They

Say About Freemasonry? The Methods of Anti-Masons" (http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/SRpublications/DeHoyos.htm) by

Arturo de Hoyos and S. Brent Morris, hosted by The Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction, Scottish Rite

23.

^ Ankerberg, John and John Weldon (1990). The Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge, pp. 120-124. Moody Publishers.

ISBN 0-8024-7695-3

24.

^First Incompatibility: The prevalent use of offensive concepts, titles, and terms such as "Worshipful Master" for the

leader of a lodge; references to their buildings as "mosques", "shrines", or "temples"; and the use of words such as

"Abaddon" and "Jah-Bul-On", the so-called secret name of God. To many, these terms are not only offensive but

sacrilegious. Freemasonry (http://www.4truth.net/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=hiKXLbPNLrF&b=784543&ct=932129), by

NAMB Staff

25.

^ Prescott, Andrew. "The Study of Freemasonry as a New Academic Discipline (http://freemasonry.dept.shef.ac.uk

/pdf/ovn.pdf?PHPSESSID=bf5645aae288a112e6c99cacdca85a90)" in Collected Studies in the History of Freemasonry,

2000-2003 (http://freemasonry.dept.shef.ac.uk/pdf/crfessays.pdf?PHPSESSID=9599a42611e7d0eb810132e7645b0e66).

University of Sheffield.

26.

^ "The DAJJAL-system is of course as we know is FREEMASONRY Every single position in the United Nations, The EEC

and every position in the British Parliament is held by people who are Freemasons. Freemasonry has something in the region

of 700,000 members in England and Wales, yet the British public hardly know anything about them. Freemasons secretly

worship a Devil-God, known as JAHBULON, If you do not believe me (see pages 230-240 of the International best selling

book on Freemasonry The Brotherhood, by Stephen Knight & Satanic Voices, by David M Pidcock)" -- unattributed web

author as referenced by Prof Prescott Mission Islam --Free Mason Invasion (http://www.missionislam.com/nwo/invasion.htm)

27.

ReferencesAldridge, Alan (2000).Religion in the Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction, p. 22. Polity Press.

ISBN 0-7456-2083-3

Weir, Rev. Thomas E., Ph.D. (1991) "Masonry and Religion (http://adsmithlor1949.org/Transactions/Volume%202

/PDF%20Files/Masonry%20And%20Religion.pdf)" in Transactions of A. Douglas Smith, Jr. Lodge of Research

#1949, AF&AM, Vol. 2, 1988-1992.

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