Jahbulon

English Alternative forms en Yahbulon Jabulon Etymology Various etymologies of this word are found; as a mystic word it may be deliberately obscure, though the first syllable is invariably given as being en he יָהּ Yah Yahweh. Some theories often cited: First, that it is a compound of he יָהּ Yah Yahweh + he בּעל bul on high, in heaven + he אוֹן ’on strength.The Rev’d Canon Richard Tydeman, “An Address to Grand Chapter (of England)”, 13th November 1985. Second, that it may have been a blend of he יָהּ Yah Yahweh + he זְבוּלוּן Zəbūlūn Zebulun or Zabulon, son of Jacob. Third, it is explained as being a combination of he יָהּ Yah Yahweh + he בּעל bul Baal + he אוֹן ’On Heliopolis, a city of Egypt, explained as a reference to Osiris, perhaps as a misunderstanding of Genesis 46:20. Stephen Knight in The Brotherhood and Martin Short in Inside the Brotherhood argued that Jahbulon is a trinity consisting of Yahweh, God of the Jews, Baal, God of the Phoenicians and Celts, and Osiris, an Egyptian God. Pronunciation en Jah bul on Proper noun en Freemasonry A symbolic or ceremonial name for God associated by some writers with certain Masonic rites or passwords. en 1875 Charles William Heckethorn Secret Societies of All Ages and Countries http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=YtIIZqT4Z5kC&lpg=PA39&pg=PA40&sig=YV9JoW0eFS9NC1s7l5oenF33b5w To this name, as the Royal Arch Masons to that of Jabulon, they attributed the most wonderful powers; and it could only be the subject of silent but pleasing contemplation, for its pronunciation was said to make earth and heaven tremble, and even the angels of heaven to quake with fear. en 1984 Stephen Knight (author) Stephen Knight The Brotherhood In the ritual of exaltation, the name of the Great Architect of the Universe is revealed as JAH-BUL-ON – not a general umbrella term open to any interpretation an individual Freemason might choose, but a precise designation that describes a specific supernatural being – a compound deity composed of three separate personalities fused in one. en 1987 w:Martin Bernal Black Athena For the Masons, as for the Hermeticists, the name of the Hidden God was too sacred or magically powerful to be revealed even to the lower grades, the craft. This name was Jahbulon, and—not surprisingly—it is a triple name, its first two syllables being Ja for Yahwe, the God of Israel, and Bul for the Canaanite Baʿal. en 2001 Gareth J Medway Lure of the Sinister http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=zl2lVhJhgs4C&lpg=PA259&pg=PA260&sig=uSVt8uM5HPLmWN_BYOivNL0SPO0 “JAH-BUL-ON” was laid out on an altar that also displayed the Hebrew letters aleph, beth, and lamed (A, B, L). en 2003 Leon Davin The Ritual http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1412217628&id=IZDn9yDfrc0C&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=Jahbulon&sig=EvanDFaFiFamR1V3rC2bhdBrZpM The complexity of the ceremonies in the Craft and the inclusion of the now defunct key word ‘jahbulon’ in Chapter, which I believe was the ultimate Masons word, means that the authors of Freemasonry in the 18th century were extremely well informed as to the importance and contents of the Rosslyn Chapel. en 2004 Ralph Ellis Eden in Egypt http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=ValvQKcqTGgC&pg=PA224&lpg=PA224&sig=PokIUjvdPlMMX5VoQV_p7wxJqwU Thus, the final translation of the masonic god-name Jahbulon or Yahbulon could well be ‘Thoth, Lord of Heliopolis’, or perhaps even the ‘Thoth Pyramid of Heliopolis’. References