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Altars, among the ancients, were generally made of turf or stone. When permanently erected and not on any sudden emergency, they were generally built in regular courses of Freemasonry, and usually in a cubical form. Altars were erected long before temples. Thus, Noah is said to have erected one as soon as he came forth from the ark. Herodotus gives the Egyptians the credit of being the first among the heathen nations who invented altars. | Altars, among the ancients, were generally made of turf or stone. When permanently erected and not on any sudden emergency, they were generally built in regular courses of Freemasonry, and usually in a cubical form. Altars were erected long before temples. Thus, Noah is said to have erected one as soon as he came forth from the ark. Herodotus gives the Egyptians the credit of being the first among the heathen nations who invented altars. | ||
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Version vom 12. November 2011, 23:09 Uhr
Altar
Quelle: Internationales Freimaurer-Lexikon von Eugen Lennhoff und Oskar Posner (1932)
ist der Einrichtung der Freimaurerlogen ursprünglich fremd. Erst gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts wird es gebräuchlich, die Hauptsymbole der Loge, Bibel, Zirkel und Winkel, an besonders betonter Stelle aufzulegen. In deutschen Logen ist der Altar zumeist der Meistertisch. In englischen und amerikanischen Logen ist der Altar oft in Form eines kubischen Steins gewöhnlich in der Mitte der Loge aufgestellt und von den drei kleinen Lichtern flankiert. Am Altar werden die Gelöbnisse der Freimaurerei abgelegt. Ebenso werden Brüder, denen eine besondere Ehrung zugedacht wird, vor den Altar gerufen.
In Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry heisst es: Das wichtigste Möbelstück in einem Logenraum ist zweifellos der Altar. Es lohnt sich also, seinen Charakter und seine Beziehung zu den Altären der anderen religiösen Institutionen zu untersuchen.
Die Definition eines Altars ist sehr einfach. Definition of an altar is very simple. Er ist ein Struktur die sich über dem Erdboden befindet um so in Kontakt mit einem Gott zu kommen It is a structure elevated above the ground, and appropriated to some service connected with worship, such as the offering of oblations, sacrifices, or prayers. Altars, among the ancients, were generally made of turf or stone. When permanently erected and not on any sudden emergency, they were generally built in regular courses of Freemasonry, and usually in a cubical form. Altars were erected long before temples. Thus, Noah is said to have erected one as soon as he came forth from the ark. Herodotus gives the Egyptians the credit of being the first among the heathen nations who invented altars.
