Hiram Abif

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Hiram Abif or Hiram Abiff was the architect of the temple of King Solomon in Jerusalem according to an allegory of the Freemasons .

Architect Hiram on a window (1900) of St. John's Church, Chester
Hiram, bronze statue by Nikolaus Otto Kruch

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The historic Temple of Solomon was built around 988 BC. . AD on the Temple Mount built. The Bible reports that King Hiram I sent building materials and men to build the temple.

2. Book of Chronicles 2 refers to a formal request from Solomon to King Hiram I of Tire for workers and materials; King Hiram replies by sending Hiram-Abi, “the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan . And his father was a tyrant. "

The phrase "my father Huram" is Huram avi in Hebrew ; from which the origin of the legendary figure Hiram Abif could be explained.

Hiram Abif is also called the widow's son by Freemasons .

According to the Masonic allegory, Hiram Abif was murdered by three journeymen who attacked him to find out the secret that this builder was carrying with him. The secret is said to have never been revealed: According to legend, Hiram Abif's body was hidden outside the city walls, where it remained until King Solomon found him and buried him.

Hiram Abif's death is remembered in various Masonic rituals. Historically, the Hiram legend, which appears in the third degree of Freemasonry, is also documented in the Futuwwa leagues (see Men's Association ), where instead of Hiram Ali appears "the caliph", who was slain by some Kharijites and which is a reflection of a historical event and is a key point in the ritual of the Ismaili brotherhoods. The oldest verifiable branch of the Islamic male associations is the "al-Banna", the order of the builders (the Arabic word for bricklayer is also "banna"). The founder of the "al-Banna" order, which emerged in the vicinity of the Sunnis , was Maaruf Karkhi († 815), who was revered by his relatives as King Solomon .

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  1. 2 Sam 5.11  EU
  2. 2 Chr 2,12  ELB
  3. 2 Chr 2: 12-14  ELB
  4. 1 Kings 7 : 13-14  EU