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Entered Apprentice Degree First Degree Verse 
 
 

                                              Psalms 133

                      Verse 1:  "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren
                                       to dwell together in unity!

                          Verse 2:  It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that
                                          ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that
                                                 went down to the skirts of his garments;

                                   Verse 3:  As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that
                                              descended upon the mountains of Zion:
                                                                  for there the
                                                                       LORD
                                               commanded the blessing, even life forever more."

Who was Aaron?  Aaron was the first High Priest under Abraham in the Holy Books.

Who was Hermon?  Well,... Hermon isn't a he.

Hermon is a mountain (or technically a range of high mountains on the northern boundary of Israel.  Mt. Hermon's snowcapped peaks were a source of ice, aka (also known as)  "Ice mountain".  The Six-Day War not only gave Israel control of Jerusalem, but also of the Mount Hermon area (Golan Heights).

The Masonic degree verse of the Entered Apprentice Degree represents Youth, when the body is strong.  Those who walk in the ways of the LORD are rewarded the blessing of eternal life.