Historical Context
Editorially reviewedThe Order of the Eastern Star took organized form in nineteenth-century North America. Its five star points use biblical narratives, colours, flowers, and emblems to present moral lessons; the sword and veil belongs to Adah’s blue point.
Provenance: The sword and veil is documented in published Order of the Eastern Star ritual and in current public explanations from Eastern Star jurisdictions. It belongs to the Adah point rather than serving as a general emblem for every form of Freemasonry.
Context note: The underlying biblical account of Jephthah’s daughter has differing interpretations and concerns a vow, violence, and possible sacrifice. Describe the order’s own symbolic teaching without asserting one theological reading as historical fact.
Research status: reviewed · reviewed 01/09/2026
Sources
3 referencesOrder of the Eastern Star Australia, “Our Principles.” (Order of the Eastern Star Australia)
Supports: Identifies the sword and veil as Adah’s emblem and explains the sword through defence of right and duty, and the veil through revelation, modesty, and fearlessness.
Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star
General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star (1921), p. 23. (General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star)
Supports: A digitized historical ritual identifies the Sword and Veil within the Triangle as Adah’s badge and associates the blue ray with fidelity.
Order of the Eastern Star Australia
Order of the Eastern Star Australia, official website. (Order of the Eastern Star Australia)
Supports: Provides current institutional context for the public explanation of Eastern Star principles and emblems.
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Sword and Veil
The sword and veil associated with Adah, the blue point of the Order of the Eastern Star, teaching duty, fidelity, and moral courage.
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