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How Freemasons Work

Stuff You Should Know

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The History of the Masons

The secret is the password that they use to enter the third degree of masonry. King Solomon's Temple in 967 BC was built in Jerusalem by stonemasons. The word mahabon means the grand lodge door opened. In the middle ages, there were two kinds of mason: rough and free craft.

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