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Th us, the somewhat abbreviated biblical lineage Th e Application of Light: I fi nd this as wholly
through Isaac's side, below, is: compelling...not because of the chemical color change,
itself, but because much like mankind, when "light"
Adam (circa 3999 B.C.)...Father of Seth was applied, the previous color (purple) was changed
Noah (circa 2944 B.C.)...Father of Shem, Japheth and into tekhelet...sacred blue, the color of perfection.
Ham, all of whom went forth from the Ark. Th is is another instance of blue and gold being used
together to create a perfect "whole".
Ham ......................................Father of Canaan
Ptil Tekhelet Foundation: In 1993, and located in
Canaan .................................Father of Sidon Jerusalem, Israel, the Ptil Tekhelet Foundation (Th e
Abraham (circa 2100 B.C.)... Father of Isaac Association for the Promotion and Distribution of
Tekhelet) was formed for mass production of this
Isaac .....................................Father of Jacob tekhelet, as well as to continue further research into
once again providing the Jewish people with true and
Jacob (circa 2000 B.C.)...Father of Asher, Benjamin, pure tekhelet for their garments, as outlined in the
Dan, Gad, Issachar, Joseph, Judah, Levi, Naphtali, Holy Scriptures.
Reuben, Simeon and Zebulun
Approximately 30 Murex snails are needed to
Simon-Sez: For those of the Christian faith, Jesus produce enough dye for a single garment's strands.
Christ is a direct descendant from Isaac's bloodline.
Th is is in keeping with the Talmudic statement that
Hiram Abif was a man of Tyre, Lebanon (Phoenicia) "the dye is expensive."
believed to have come from the tribe of Naphtali.
Unlike many other dyes, the pure blue dye called
Masonic Blue...and Techelet tekhelet is also colorfast and does not fade. Th ree days
Are Masonic blue and Techelet the same color? in strong bleach will not change its color.

Th e murex trunculus, the sea snail found on the Techelet is also the color of the Israeli national fl ag.
Mediterranean coast, is currently believed by Jewish
scholars to be the source of this coveted and long lost MASONIC BLUE...Sacred Blue...Th e Color of
techelet dye. Perfection
Remains of Techelet Dye Factories: To this day, there
is still a hill of snail shells 100 meters long and 50 meters Tzitzoth Strings
high, called Murex Hill in Sidon, Lebanon, which is Tzitzit Strings of Tekhelet
about halfway between Beirut and Tyre, Lebanon. Th e
distance between Beirut and Tyre is approximately 79 MASONIC BLUE
km...or about 49 miles. Both cities are located on the Th e Talmud, the record of rabbinic discussions
Mediterranean Sea. pertaining to Jewish law, ethics customs and Jewish
history, asks the same ancient question about Tekhelet
Th is hill of snail shells in Sidon, Lebanon was formed
by the refuse from the Phoenician dye factories of long, that we ask about Masonic blue...and that is: "Why
long ago. Phoenician artisans were skilled workmen in blue?"
many diff erent craft s. Newer structures have been built
upon the hill, but some of these Murex snail shells can Th e answer is, (Talmud: Men. 43b)
still be seen today, on the lower part of the hill.
"Because this color resembles the sea, the sea
resembles the sky and the sky resembles the "Chair
Rediscovery of How to Create Techelet: Th e long lost
secret to obtaining the techelet dye was rediscovered of Glory".
in 1980 by a chemist from the Shenkar College of
Fibers by the name of Professor Otto Elsner. So Mote It Be.

Initially, the "blood" (internal composition) of the
Chilazon is purple in color. However, Professor Elsner
discovered that if a solution of the dye was exposed to Reprinted from "Masonic Blue", Simon Pierce, 2020,
sunlight or ultra-violet light,... the color blue, instead Masonic Lodge of Educaiton, masonic-lodge-of-education.
of purple, was consistently produced. com
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