The accacia branch stands for the never-declining hope of divine guidance and protection. The acacia arabica grew abundantly in the vicinity of Jerusalem, where it is still to be found, and is familiar in its modern use at the tree from which the gum arabic of commerce is derived. The branch of acacia presents itself to the Master Mason as a symbol of the immortality of the soul, being intended to remind him of that better and spiritual part within us which can never die.
