Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet provenCode: a stated code
Year: 1866
SUMMARY"I AM THAT I AM" used as a pass-word (US, 1866) [Connections: Word coding & Masonic method, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDIn Duncan's Royal Arch, the Captain of the Host answers the High Priest with "I am, that I am" (p. 221). The lecture says: "We were directed to use the words, 'I AM THAT I AM,' as a pass-word" (p. 234). It is the pass at the First Veil (p. 235)
CODEThis is a scripture phrase (Exodus 3:14) used as a pass at a named point in the ritual
PATTERNPhrases, not only single words, act as passwords, and they are tied to stations in the ritual (the veils)
LENS (WW9)When this phrase turns up on lodge material, its documented role is a Royal Arch pass. Start the reading there
OPENCheck Exodus 3:14 in the KJV directly before citing it in public
SOURCEDuncan, Royal Arch (mirror), pp. 221, 234–235.