8th Degree Jewel

The jewel is a delta of gold. On one side is engraved or enameled the Samaritan words ben-khurim in Samaritan or Hebrew, both meaning “nobles” or “freeborn.” On the reverse is the word ached in Samaritan or Hebrew, signifying “our only God, chief and source of all.” Pike derives this interpretation from its root which means “first.” The triangular shape is the most fundamental symbol of the Deity.