Pillars: Jachin

& Boaz

Two pillars stood at the entrance of Solomon’s Temple (1 Kings 7:21). They appear in every Masonic lodge.

Tradition	Meaning
Biblical	Jachin (“He will establish”) and Boaz (“In Him is strength”) — flanked the entrance to Solomon’s Temple. Cast in bronze by Hiram of Tyre
Jewish	The pillars of God’s dwelling place; destroyed with the Temple in 586 BC and again in 70 AD
Masonic	Central to the Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft degrees. Represent the duality that must be balanced: strength/beauty, active/passive, sun/moon. Every lodge has replicas at the entrance
Kabbalistic	The two outer pillars of the Tree of Life: Severity (Boaz/left) and Mercy (Jachin/right), with the Middle Pillar of Balance between them
Esoteric	The gateway between worlds. The two pillars on the High Priestess Tarot card (Rider-Waite deck) are labeled B and J. They represent the veil between the seen and unseen

flowchart LR
    B["<b>BOAZ</b><br/>'In Him is Strength'<br/>Left / North<br/>Moon / Passive<br/>Severity (Kabbalah)"] --- GATE["<b>THE GATEWAY</b><br/>Solomon's Temple<br/>Masonic Lodge<br/>Tree of Life<br/>Tarot (High Priestess)"] --- J["<b>JACHIN</b><br/>'He Will Establish'<br/>Right / South<br/>Sun / Active<br/>Mercy (Kabbalah)"]

    style B fill:#1a5276,color:#fff
    style J fill:#8b0000,color:#fff
    style GATE fill:#c9a227,color:#000,stroke-width:3px

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