The morning of April 19, 1775, on the Lexington town common is place-origin for the phrase,
"No King but Jesus"
It's sketchy lore -- purportedly what Rev. Jonas Clarke hollered at the British, but it is what it is:
On April 18, 1775 John Adams and John Hancock were at the home of Rev. Jonas Clarke, a Lexington pastor and militia leader. That same night Paul Revere arrived to warn them of the approaching Redcoats. The next morning British Major Pitcairn shouted to an assembled regiment of Minutemen; “Disperse, ye villains, lay down your arms in the name of George the Sovereign King of England.” The immediate response of Rev. Jonas Clarke or one of his company was: “We recognize no Sovereign but God and no King but Jesus.”https://boston1775.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-no-king-but-jesus-myth.html
"The 1737 Lexington Destination":
Full circle, like the radius of the Moon (1737 km):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Stone
Located opposite of (facing) the Ebenezer Hancock House.
These two are the only surviving houses associated with John Hancock, the name synonymous with "signature."
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BTW, the Ebenezer Hancock House has been on the market now for 127 days (listed Dec 2), in case anyone is interested. It's been owned by the same family (Swartz & Swartz) since ~ 1976.
Battle of Lexington & Concord, 250th Anniversary
Funny is that as far as rightful kings are concerned, 4 out of 5 of the anointing oil ingredients are known, but the enduring mystery is what was the 250 shekels of kaneh bosem.
If you consider the "not sold in stores" angle, then the source ingredient for midnight oil ranks right up there.
It's a little something only found along, even or especially just off of the Freedom Trail. After all, if you can't veer off of it, it's not a Freedom Trail.
It's *always* midnight in David's house:
David’s Alarm Clock
The Talmud relates that a lyre hung over David’s bed, and once midnight arrived, the northern wind would come and cause the lyre to play on its own. David would immediately rise from his bed and study Torah until the first rays of dawn.5
