Q. What followed?  A. The Most Perfect thus addressed me:  “You are already acquainted with the fact, that the true pronunciation of the name of God was revealed to Enoch, and that he engraved the letters composing that name on a triangular plate of gold.  The name was represented by the four Hebrew consonants, Jod, He, Vau, and He.  The vowel sounds of this language being represented by points placed above the consonants, and being frequently omitted in writing, the consonants composing the mysterious word, at different ages, received different pronunciations.  Hence, though the method of writing this word remained uniform, its pronunciation underwent many changes.  These changes constitute what are termed the different ages of Masonry.  These are 3, 5, 7 and 9.  These are the three ages of Masonry, and are thus estimated: 

After the death of Enoch, the ineffable name was pronounced by

    { Methuselah, }
  3 { Lamech, and } Juha (Yu-haw.)
    { Noah, }

{ Reu,        }              {
{ Serug,      }              {
{ Nahor,      }              {
7 { Terah,      } Jova         { 7 ages.
{ Abraham,    } (Yo-waw).    {
{ Isaac,      }              {
{ Judah,      }              {

{ Shem,       }              {
{ Arphaxed,   }              {
5 { Salah,      } Jeva         { 5 ages.
{ Eber, and   } (Ye-waw).    {
{ Peleg,      }              {

{ Hezron,     } (Yay-wo)     }
{ Ram,        } Jevo.        }
{ Aminadab,    } Jevah       }
{ Nasshou,     } (Ye-way).   }
9 { Salmon,     }              } 9 ages.
{ Boaz,       } Johe         }
{ Obed,       } (Yo-hay).    }

Jesse,      } Jehovah      }
David,      } (Ye-ho-waw). }

The true pronunciation of the name was revealed to Enoch, Jacob, and Moses, and on that account are not named in this enumeration.  The perfect number is thus formed:—­The number of corrupted words is 9.  The ages of Masonry, 3, 5, 7, 9—­24, multiplied by 3, the number gotten who discovered Tunsune (noticed in the degree of the Knight of the Ninth Arch), gives the product 72; to this add 9, the number of corrupted words, the amount is 81.  The mysterious words which you received in the preceding degrees, are all so many corruptions of the true name (of God) which was engraved on the triangle of Enoch.  In this engraving the vowel points are so arranged as to give the pronunciation which you have just received (Yow-ho).  This word, when thus pronounced, is called the ineffable word, which cannot be altered as other words are, and the degrees which you have received, are called, on this account, ineffable degrees.  This word you will recollect was not found until after the death of Hiram Abiff, consequently the word engraved by him on the ark is not the true name of God.”

Q. What then followed?  A. The Most Perfect gave me the secret characters of this degree, and then invested me with the jewels, apron, and girdle of this degree, and I was again addressed:—­“I now with the greatest pleasure salute you,” etc.