15°
Knight of the East
The
Fifteenth Degree of "Knight of the East" is an allegory. It is based on
the historical incidents related in the Book of Ezra, at which time the
Israelites were held in bondage in Babylon during the reign of Cyrus, King
of Persia. The lesson it seeks to reach are fidelity to obligation and
perseverence amid difficulties and reverses. It's object is liberty under
a free government.
