Do the Masons have any connection to the Temple of Solomon?
The Masons have no connection to Egypt, the Pharoahs, or the Temple of Solomon–except that the building of King Solomon’s Temple is used as part of the allegorical presentation of Freemasonry’s teachings on “being true to one’s word.” Early Masonic writers regularly made claims about the antiquity of `the Craft’ (as it is sometimes called). In the 1700s, people commonly cited a lengthy “heritage” for their club or society in order to gain acceptance. But no evidence is currently available to support those claims. Was Freemasonry involved with the American Revolution? No. But many of the individuals involved were Freemasons. These Masonic founders brought ideas taught in Freemasonry (tolerance, particularly) to the newly forming country. George Washington was a Mason, Benjamin Franklin served as the head of the fraternity in Pennsylvania, as did Paul Revere and Joseph Warren in Massachusetts. Other well-known Masons involved with the founding of America included John Hancock, John Sull
