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“How Could Lehi Offer Sacrifices Outside of Jerusalem?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #9. January 12, 2016.
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Keywords: Sacrifice;Temples;Law of Moses;Law;Legal;Altar;Bible;Old Testament;Dead Sea Scrolls;Jerusalem;Lehi;Nephi;Ancient Israel;Ancient Judaism;Ancient Near East;Arabia;Lehi's Journey to the Promised Land
“Did Pre-Christian Prophets Know About Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #12. January 15, 2016.
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Keywords: Heavenly Father;Jesus Christ;God;Yahweh;El;Ancient Israelite Religion;Ancient Canaanite Religion;Ancient Near East;New Testament;Old Testament;Bible;Ancient Judaism;Hebrew;Names;Book of Mormon Names;Etymology;Archaeology;Ancient Israel;Divine Council;Evidence
“How Did God Call His Prophets in Ancient Times?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #17. January 22, 2016.
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Keywords: Prophets;Prophecy;Calling;Divine Council;Heavenly Ascent;Holy Ascent;Heaven;Throne Theophany;Bible;Old Testament;Isaiah;Ezekiel;Jeremiah;Samuel;Amos;Habakkuk;King Benjamin;Brother of Jared;Evidence
“What are the ‘Fiery Darts of the Adversary’ Spoken of by Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #18. January 25, 2016.
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Keywords: Fiery Darts;Adversary;Satan;Psalms;Assyria;Lachish;Ancient Warfare;Ancient Near East;Bible;Old Testament;Archaeology;Ancient Israel;Evidence
“Whom Did Nephi Quote in 1 Nephi 22?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #25. February 3, 2016.
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Keywords: Isaiah;Nephi;Zenos;Intertextuality;Bible;Old Testament
“Was the Requirement of a ‘Broken Heart" Known Before the Time of Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #27. February 5, 2016.
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Keywords: Broken Heart;Contrite Spirit;Sacrifice;Law of Moses;Psalms;Lehi;Bible;Nephi;Old Testament;Ancient Israelite Religion;Ancient Judaism;Jesus Christ
“What are the Origins of Lehi\'s Understanding of the Fall?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #28. February 5, 2016.
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Keywords: Fall,Lehi,Atonement,Plan of Salvation,Nephi,Bible,Old Testament,Apocrypha,Pseudepigrapha,Ancient Near East,Ancient Israelite Religion,Afterlife,Ancient Judaism
“What are the Origins of Lehi\'s Understanding of the Fall?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #28. February 5, 2016.
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Keywords: Fall,Lehi,Atonement,Plan of Salvation,Nephi,Bible,Old Testament,Apocrypha,Pseudepigrapha,Ancient Near East,Ancient Israelite Religion,Afterlife,Ancient Judaism
“Why Is There a Need for the Testimony of Two Nations?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #56. March 17, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephi;Ezekiel;Stick of Judah;Stick of Joseph;House of Israel;Gathering of Israel;Scattering of Israel;Restoration;Law of Witnesses;Law;Legal;Bible;Old Testament
“Why Does Abinadi Use the Phrase ‘the Bands of Death"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #93. May 5, 2016.
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Keywords: Mosiah;Abinadi;King Noah;Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;Death;Jesus Christ;Messiah;Resurrection
“Has An Artifact That Relates to the Book of Mormon Been Found?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #103. May 19, 2016.
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Keywords: Archaeology;Mulek;Mosiah;Zedekiah;Jeremiah;Bible;Old Testament;Zarahemla;Mulekites;Babylon;Hebrew;Etymology;Evidence
“Why Did Alma Add ‘Chains of Hell’ to Abinadi’s Phrase ‘Bands of Death’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #111. May 31, 2016.
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Keywords: Abinadi;Alma;Bands of Death;Death;Bible;Psalms;Old Testament;Hebrew;Chains of Hell;Hell
“Why Did the People of Sidom Go to the Altar for Deliverance?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #122. June 15, 2016.
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Keywords: Alma;Amulek;Ammonihah;Sidon;Zarahemla;Satan;Death;Legal;Altar;Deliverance;Sacrifice;Bible;Old Testament;Exodus;Lehi;Nephi
“Why Did Helaman Compare Christ to a Rock?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #176. August 30, 2016.
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Keywords: Helaman;Nephi;Lehi;Jesus Christ;Rock;Redeemer;Son of God;Old Testament;Bible;Psalms;Isaiah;Deuteronomy;Satan;Arrows;Weapons;Whirlwinds;Ancient Near East;Assyria;Moses;Refuge;Storm;Hail
“Why Could Seantum be Convicted Without Any Witnesses?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #180. September 5, 2016.
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Keywords: Legal;Helaman;Nephi;Chief Judge;Seezoram;Seantum;Reign of the Judges;Murder;Death;Blood;Law of Moses;Witnesses;Law of Witnesses;Bible;Old Testament;Deuteronomy;Ancient Israel;Joshua;Obedience;Ancient Law;Mormon;Gadianton Robbers
“How Did Nephi Use the Power to Seal on Earth and in Heaven?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #182. September 7, 2016.
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Keywords: Helaman;Nephi;Sealing Power;Famine;Drought;Miracles;Bible;Old Testament;Elijah;War;Heaven;Priesthood;King Benjamin
“Why Did Mormon Say the Children of Men are Less than the Dust of the Earth?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #183. September 8, 2016.
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Keywords: Mormon;Earth;Sun;Astronomy;Cosmology;Bible;Old Testament;Ancient Near East;Mesoamerica;Heliocentrism;Geocentrism
“Why Did Jesus Tell All People to Sacrifice a Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #198. September 29, 2016.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ;Destruction;Death of Christ;Sacrifice;Animal Sacrifice;Broken Heart;Contrite Spirit;New Testament;Bible;Nephites;Lamanites;Nephi;Lehi;Old Testament;Psalms;Atonement;Law of Moses;Commandments
“Who is the Servant Spoken of by Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #215. October 24, 2016.
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Keywords: Christ in America;Jesus Christ;Servant;Bible;Old Testament;Isaiah;Moses;Tree of Life;Witnesses;Witness;Restoration;Joseph Smith
“Why Did Moroni Conclude His Father’s Record with 22 Commands?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #234. November 18, 2016.
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Keywords: Mormon;Moroni;Hebrew;Poetry;Acrostic Poem;Alphabet;Bible;Old Testament;Lamentations;Psalms;Egyptian;Covenants
“Where did the Brother of Jared Get the Idea of Shining Stones?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #240. November 28, 2016.
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Keywords: Ether;Brother of Jared;Shining Stones;Tzohar;Ancient Judaism;Ancient Near East;Noah's Ark;Bible;Old Testament;Genesis;Tower of Babel;Urim and Thummim;Talmud;Midrash;Liahona;Faith;Jesus Christ;Light of the World
“Why Do the Prophets Speak of Multiple Jerusalems?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #247. December 7, 2016.
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Keywords: Jerusalem;New Jerusalem;Prophecy;Enoch;Ether;Jaredites;Moroni;Promised Land;Ancient Israel;Jesus Christ;Covenants;John;Bible;New Testament;Revelation;Zion;Hebrews;Abraham;Melchizedek;Old Testament;Genesis;Pseudepigrapha;Temples;Dead Sea Scrolls;Ezekiel;God;Elohim;Heavenly Father;Heaven
“Was Nephi’s Slaying of Laban Legal?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #256. January 2, 2017.
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Keywords: Legal;Law;Ancient Law;Law of Moses;Nephi;Laban;Lehi;Jerusalem;Murder;Death;Drunkeness;Ancient Near East;Bible;Old Testament;Numbers;Judges;Ancient Israel
“Why Did Nephi Work So Hard to Preserve the Wisdom He Had Received?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #262. January 16, 2017.
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Keywords: Nephi;Plates of Nephi;Wisdom;Hebrew;Ancient Judaism;Egyptian;Ancient Near East;Wisdom Literature;Bible;Old Testament;Proverbs;Laban;Tree of Life;Knowledge;Scriptures
“How Did Enos Liken the Scriptures to His Own Life?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #265. January 23, 2017.
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Keywords: Likening;Scriptures;Enos;Bible;Old Testament;Jacob;Esau;Bethel;Covenants;Prayer;God;Word Play;Hebrew;Evidence
“Why Is Lehi Depicted as Similar to Moses?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #268. January 30, 2017.
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Keywords: Lehi;Nephi;Moses;Bible;Old Testament;Exodus;Deuteronomy;Prophets;Jerusalem
“Why Does Jacob Describe God as a Divine Warrior?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #277. February 20, 2017.
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Keywords: Jacob;Divine Warrior;Jehovah;Jesus Christ;Chaos Monster;Creation;Bible;Old Testament;Exodus;Ancient Near East;Covenants;Evidence
“Why Did Abinadi Use a Disguise?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #310. May 8, 2017.
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Keywords: Abinadi;King Noah;Disguise;Bible;Old Testament;Moses;Saul
“Why Did Nephi Say Serpents Could Fly?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #316. May 22, 2017.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Numbers;Deuteronomy;Moses;Ancient Israel;Brazen Serpent;Serpents;Egypt;Evidence
“How Did Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Authors Use Chiasmus?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #340. July 16, 2017.
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Keywords: Chiasmus;Bible;Old Testament;New Testament;Mark;Genesis;Ancient Near East;Gilgamesh;Ancient Greek;Hebrew;Poetry;Evidence
“Where Does the Name Nauvoo Come From?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #342. July 21, 2017.
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Keywords: Church History;Nauvoo;Joseph Smith;Hebrew;Bible;Old Testament;Isaiah;Abinadi;Zion;Jesus Christ
“How Can the Old Testament Covenants Help Us Understand the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #363. September 12, 2017.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Sinai;Moses;Exodus;David;Jerusalem;Zion;Lehi;Divine Warrior;Nephites;Nephi
“How a Tangent About Foreordination Helps Explain Repentance.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #398. January 11, 2018.
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Keywords: Alma the Younger;Ammonihah;Repentance;Premortal Life;Priesthood;Premortality;Plan of Salvation;Foreordained
“Why We Still Have to Cling to the Iron Rod Even Though the Path is Strait.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #402. January 25, 2018.
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Keywords: Tree of Life;Lehi;Iron Rod;Bible;Old Testament;Genesis;Garden of Eden;The Fall;Adam;Eve
“What Does an Ancient Book About Enoch Have to Do With Lehi’s Dream?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #404. February 1, 2018.
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Keywords: Tree of Life;Enoch;Book of Moses;Book of Enoch;Mist of Darkness;Hell;Evidence
“How Can We Receive the Blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #408. February 15, 2018.
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Keywords: Old Testament;Bible;Abraham;Abrahamic Covenant
“What Parts of the Old Testament Were on the Plates of Brass?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #410. February 22, 2018.
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Keywords: Melchizedek;Pentateuch;Books of Moses;Plates of Brass;Bible;Old Testament;Moses;Alma
“How Does the Book of Mormon Use an Ancient Storytelling Technique?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #414. March 8, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Genesis;Isaac;Rebekah;Ammon;Missionary Work;Marriage;Evidence
“How Lehi Likened the Scriptures to Himself.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #418. March 22, 2018.
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Keywords: Joseph Smith;Joseph of Egypt;Lehi;Nephi;Likening
“Why the Book of Mormon’s Depiction of a Loving God Fits with the Old Testament.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #422. April 5, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Love
“How the Law of Moses Teaches about the Atonement.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #424. April 12, 2018.
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Keywords: Ancient Israel;Law of Moses;Legal;Jesus Christ;Atonement;Nephites
“Why Don’t We Know the Names of the Angels in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #426. April 19, 2018.
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Keywords: Old Testament;Bible;Angels;Balaam;Balak;Alma the Younger
“How the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament Help Us Understand What it Means to be Redeemed.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #436. May 24, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Ruth;Redeemer
“Did Prophets Such as Ezekiel Know the Writings of Zenos?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #440. June 12, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Ezekiel;Intertextuality;Allegory of the Olive Tree;Jacob
“Who Were the ‘Many Prophets’ in Jerusalem During Lehi’s Time?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #441. June 14, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Prophets;Lehi;Jeremiah;Jerusalem;Ancient Israel;Zedekiah
“Why Did Nephi Want to Know the Mysteries of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #442. June 19, 2018.
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Keywords: Mysteries;Divine Council;Nephi;Lehi;Theophany;Visions;God;Jesus Christ;Bible;Old Testament
“Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn that a Lake of Fire and Brimstone Awaits Sinners in the Afterlife?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #446. July 3, 2018.
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Keywords: Egyptian;Ancient Egypt;Book of the Dead;Lake of Fire;Fire;Afterlife;Eternal Life;Spiritual Death;Evidence
“Why Did Some in Lehi’s Time Believe that Jerusalem Could Not Be Destroyed?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #451. July 19, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Hezekiah;Assyria;Jerusalem
“Why Did Joseph Smith Produce a New Translation of the Bible?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #628. January 18, 2022.
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Keywords: Joseph Smith;Joseph Smith Translation;Church History;King James Version;Bible;Old Testament
“Why Did Ancient Prophets Follow Literary Patterns?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #636. July 5, 2022.
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Keywords: Book of Mormon; Alma the Younger; Prophets; Type Scene; Prophetic Call; Prophetic Commission; Recommission; Ammonihah; Elijah
Genesis - Deuteronomy
“Why Did Moroni Quote the Patriarch Jacob about a Piece of Joseph’s Coat?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #154. July 29, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephites;War Chapters;Amalickiah;Moroni;Captain Moroni;Warfare;Title of Liberty;Joseph;Genesis;Garment;Joseph Smith;Bible;Old Testament;Ancient Israel;Mesoamerica;War Banners;Tribes of Israel
“Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #375. October 24, 2017.
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Keywords: Lehi;Joseph of Egypt;Bible;Old Testament;Genesis;Nephi;Isaiah;Word Play;Hebrew;Mormon;Prophecy;Joseph Smith
“Why Do We Have Three Different Accounts of the Creation?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #400. January 18, 2018.
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Keywords: Creation;Old Testament;Bible;Moses;Abraham;Adam;Eve;Lehi;Nephi;Job;Ezekiel;Ancient Near East;Chaos Monster;Jesus Christ;Atonement
“How Does The Book of Mormon Use a Hebrew Pun on King Noa’s Name?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #406. February 8, 2018.
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Keywords: Abinadi;King Noah;Hebrew;Word Play;Etymology;Noah's Ark;Bible;Old Testament;Genesis;Evidence
“How Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac Illuminates the Atonement.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #412. March 1, 2018.
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Keywords: Jacob;Law of Moses;Bible;Old Testament;Genesis;Abraham;Isaac;Ishmael;Sarah;Hagar;Mary;Jesus Christ;Crucifixion;Atonement
“How Was Nephi Similar to Joseph of Egypt?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #416. March 15, 2018.
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Keywords: Nephi;Joseph of Egypt;Laman;Bible;Old Testament;Genesis
“What the Exodus Teaches Us about the Atonement.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #419. March 27, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Alma;Exodus;Moses
“How is the Use of Deuteronomy in the Book of Mormon Evidence for its Authenticity?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #428. April 27, 2018.
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Keywords: Old Testament;Bible;Deuteronomy;Law of Moses;King Josiah;Evidence
“Why Were Man and Woman Created in the Image of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #627. January 11, 2022.
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Keywords: Adam and Eve;Adam;Eve;Man;Women;God;Face;Creation
“Why Is the Story of Noah and the Ark So Repetitive?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #629. February 1, 2022.
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Keywords: Old Testament;Genesis;Noah;Chiasmus;chiasm;Hebrew;Poetry;Parallelism
“Why Did Abraham and Sarah Receive New Names and Tokens?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #630. February 22, 2022.
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Keywords: New Names;Abrahamic Covenant;Covenants;Names;Abraham;Sarah;Abram;Sarai;Tokens;Circumcision
“Why Were Particular Plagues Sent against Egypt?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #631. March 31, 2022.
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Keywords: Bible; Old Testament; Exodus; Moses; Plagues; Pharaoh; Aaron
Joshua - Esther
“Why Did Ammon Borrow So Much from Tradition in Alma 26?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #133. June 30, 2016.
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Keywords: Ammon;Intertextuality;Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;Jacob;King Benjamin;Alma;Joel;Allegory of the Olive Tree;Zenos;King Lamoni;Literacy
Job - Song of Solomon
“Why Does Jacob Quote So Much from the Psalms?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #62. March 25, 2016.
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Keywords: Jacob;Psalms;Intertextuality;Temples;Ancient Israel;Ancient Israelite Religion;Ancient Near East;Bible;Old Testament;High Priest;Levites
“Why Did Ammon Borrow So Much from Tradition in Alma 26?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #133. June 30, 2016.
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Keywords: Ammon;Intertextuality;Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;Jacob;King Benjamin;Alma;Joel;Allegory of the Olive Tree;Zenos;King Lamoni;Literacy
“Why Did Zenos Quote from Psalm 46 in His Prophecy of Christ’s Death?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #313. May 15, 2017.
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Keywords: Nephi;Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;End Times;Second Coming
“Why Did Lehi Quote from a Psalm of Repentance In His Dream?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #325. June 12, 2017.
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Keywords: Lehi's Dream;Tree of Life;Lehi;Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;Intertextuality;Repentance;Atonement;Joy;Fruit;Ancient Israel;Ancient Israelite Religion;Love of God
“How Do the Psalms Quoted in the Book of Mormon Teach about the Temple?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #437. May 29, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;Temples
“Why Do Biblical Psalms of Lament Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #438. May 31, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;Intertextuality
“Why Are Certain Biblical Psalms Used by Book of Mormon Authors?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #439. June 7, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Psalms
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 5: How Often Were Scriptures on the Plates of Brass the Common Source?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #533. September 26, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;Intertextuality;New Testament Intertextuality;Plates of Brass;Old Testament
Isaiah
“How Might Isaiah 48-49 be ‘Likened" to Lehi’s Family?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #23. February 1, 2016.
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Keywords: Isaiah;Nephi;Lehi;Family;Likening;Bible;Old Testament
“Who is the Servant of Isaiah 49/1 Nephi 21?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #24. February 2, 2016.
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Keywords: Isaiah;Nephi;Joseph Smith;Jesus Christ;Servant;Ancient Israel;Prophecy;Bible;Old Testament
“What Vision Guides Nephi’s Choice of Isaiah Chapters?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #38. February 22, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephi;Isaiah;Bible;Old Testament;Nephite Prophetic View;Jews;Gentiles;Jesus Christ;Prophecy
“How Did Nephi Read Isaiah as a Witness of Christ’s Coming?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #40. February 24, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephite Prophetic View;Jesus Christ;Isaiah;Nephi;Prophecy;Christianity;Law of Witnesses;Law;Legal;Testimony
“Has the Prophecy of the Lord’s House Established in the Mountains been Fulfilled?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #41. February 25, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephi;Isaiah;Mountain;Temples;Sacred Space;Heavenly Ascent;Holy Ascent;Prophecy;Salt Lake Temple;Jerusalem;Zion;Restoration
“Why Do Early Nephite Prophets Speak about the Scattering of the Jews?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #42. February 26, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephi;Isaiah;Jews;Ancient Judaism;House of Israel;Nephite Prophetic View;Prophecy;Scattering of Israel;Gathering of Israel
“Why Did Lehi ‘Suppose" the Existence of Satan?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #43. February 29, 2016.
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Keywords: Satan;Ancient Israelite Religion;Ancient Judaism;Lehi;Nephi;Ancient Near East;Lucifer;Devil;Hebrew;Etymology;Names;Book of Mormon Names;Adversary;Hell;Opposition
“Did Interactions with ‘Others" Influence Nephi’s Selection of Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #45. March 2, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephi;Isaiah;New World;Gentiles;Promised Land
“What Do Nephi and Isaiah Say about the End Times?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #46. March 3, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephi;Isaiah;End Times;Nephite Prophetic View;General Conference;General Authority;Afterlife;Final Judgment;Judgment of God;Last Dispensation;Restoration
“How Does Nephi Help Us Understand Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #47. March 4, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephi;Isaiah;Bible;Old Testament;keys
“How Does Nephi Use Isaiah to Teach Us to Avoid Pride?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #48. March 7, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephi;Isaiah;Bible;Old Testament;Lehi;Laman;Lemuel;Pride;Family
“Why is the Lord’s Hand ‘Stretched Out Still"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #49. March 8, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephi;Isaiah;Hand of God;Ancient Near East;Ancient Judaism;Ancient Israelite Religion;God;Heavenly Father;Yahweh;Jesus Christ
“Why Did Moroni Quote Isaiah 11 to Joseph Smith?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #50. March 9, 2016.
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Keywords: Ensign;Nephi;Joseph Smith;Isaiah;Restoration;Last Dispensation;Prophecy
“Why Does Nephi Use Isaiah 29 as Part of His Own Prophecy?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #52. March 11, 2016.
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Keywords: Nephi;Isaiah;Charles Anthon;Martin Harris;Joseph Smith;Jerusalem;Restoration;Christianity;Prophecy
“Why Would Noah’s Priests Quiz Abinadi on Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #89. April 29, 2016.
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Keywords: Abinadi;Mosiah;King Noah;Zeniff;Isaiah;Legal;Law of Moses;Law
“Why Did Abinadi Talk About the Suffering Messiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #91. May 3, 2016.
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Keywords: Abinadi;King Noah;Mosiah;Isaiah;Jesus Christ;Atonement;Bible;Old Testament
“Why Did Jesus Quote All of Isaiah 54?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #216. October 25, 2016.
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Keywords: Christ in America;Jesus Christ;Covenants;Bible;Old Testament;Isaiah;Ancient Near East;Blessings;Likening;Women;House of Israel;Ancient Israel;Gentiles;Nephites;Love;Kindness;Scriptures
“Why Would Jesus Call Isaiah’s Words Great?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #217. October 26, 2016.
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Keywords: Isaiah;Christ in America;Jesus Christ;Scriptures;Bible;Old Testament;Prophecy;Prophets;Hebrew;Great;Nephi;Abinadi;Yahweh;Nephites;Joseph Smith;Deuteronomy;Psalms
“Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #375. October 24, 2017.
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Keywords: Lehi;Joseph of Egypt;Bible;Old Testament;Genesis;Nephi;Isaiah;Word Play;Hebrew;Mormon;Prophecy;Joseph Smith
“Did a ‘Magic World View’ Influence the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #538. October 31, 2019.
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Keywords: Folk Magic;Seer Stone;Money Digging;Treasure Seeking;Book of Mormon Translation;Joseph Smith;Church History;Ancient Israelite Religion;High Priest;Urim and Thummim;Mesoamerica;Divination
Jeremiah - Malachi
“Why Did Ammon Borrow So Much from Tradition in Alma 26?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #133. June 30, 2016.
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Keywords: Ammon;Intertextuality;Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;Jacob;King Benjamin;Alma;Joel;Allegory of the Olive Tree;Zenos;King Lamoni;Literacy
“Why Did Jesus Mix Together Micah and Isaiah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #214. October 21, 2016.
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Keywords: Christ in America;Jesus Christ;Bible;Old Testament;Micah;Isaiah;Covenants;Heavenly Father;God;House of Israel;Gentiles;Abraham;Jacob;Prophets;Temples;Hebrew;Poetry;Chiasmus;Mesoamerica;Ancient Near East
“Why Did Jesus Give the Nephites Malachi’s Prophecies?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #218. October 27, 2016.
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Keywords: Christ in America;Jesus Christ;Malachi;Bible;Old Testament;Nephites;Scriptures;Second Coming;Prophets;Prophecy
“Why Will God Turn the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #219. October 28, 2016.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ;Christ in America;Bible;Old Testament;Malachi;Elijah;Genealogy;Family History;Hebrew;Family;Children;Parents;Ancestors;Joseph Smith;Moroni;Temples;Kirtland Temple
“Why Did Jesus Quote the Words of Malachi 3-4 in 3 Nephi 24-25?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #370. October 5, 2017.
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Keywords: Christ in America;Bible;Old Testament;Malachi;Genealogy;Family History;Church History;Joseph Smith;Moroni;Elijah;Priesthood;Sealing Power;Covenants;Ordinances;Temples
“Did Prophets Such as Ezekiel Know the Writings of Zenos?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #440. June 12, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Ezekiel;Intertextuality;Allegory of the Olive Tree;Jacob
General
“Why Is the Book of Mormon ‘Another Testament of Jesus Christ’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #494. December 18, 2018.
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Keywords: Another Testament;Covenants;Title Page;Scriptures
“What Does It Really Mean to Be a Good Person?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #499. January 24, 2019.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;New Testament;God;Jesus Christ;Heavenly Father
“Why Did Christ Perform Miracles?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #508. March 28, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;Jesus Christ;Miracles
“How Was the Transfiguration of Jesus and the Three Nephites a Temple-Like Experience?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #509. April 4, 2019.
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Keywords: Transfiguration;Three Nephites;Endowment;Temples;Theophany;Jesus Christ;Apostles
“What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #511. April 20, 2019.
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Keywords: Easter;Resurrection;New Testament;Come Follow Me;Jesus Christ
“What Does It Mean to Love God with ‘All Thy Mind’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #517. May 23, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;Come Follow Me;Ancient Judaism;Jesus Christ
“Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #525. July 19, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;New Testament Intertextuality;Intertextuality;Book of Mormon Translation;Mormon;Joseph Smith
“Why Must We Beware Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #527. August 2, 2019.
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Keywords: Wolves;Sermon on the Mount;New Testament;Jesus Christ
“Why do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 2: The Resurrected Jesus as the Source.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #528. August 22, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;Jesus Christ;Intertextuality;New Testament Intertextuality
“Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show up in the Book of Mormon? Part 3: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as a Source (Part A).” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #529. August 29, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality;Intertextuality;New Testament;Bible;Nephites;Prophets;Prophecy;Revelation
“Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 4: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as the Source (Part B).” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #531. September 12, 2019.
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“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 5: How Often Were Scriptures on the Plates of Brass the Common Source?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #533. September 26, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;Intertextuality;New Testament Intertextuality;Plates of Brass;Old Testament
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 6: Why Do Similar Clusters of Old Testament Texts Appear in Both?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #535. October 10, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality;New Testament;Intertextuality;Dead Sea Scrolls;Old Testament;Bible
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 7: How Often Did These Commonalities Come through the Hand of Mormon or Moroni?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #537. October 24, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;Bible;New Testament Intertextuality;Intertextuality
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 8: Were These Expressions Parts of Joseph Smith’s Linguistic Toolbox?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #540. November 21, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality;Book of Mormon Translation;New Testament;Intertextuality
“Why Was the Heavenly Book Sealed with Seven Seals?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #541. December 12, 2019.
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Keywords: Revelation;New Testament;Nephi;Seals;Plates
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 9: Above All, Were These Words Given by the Gift and Power of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #542. December 19, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;New Testament Intertextuality;Intertextuality;Come Follow Me;Church History;Book of Mormon Translation;Joseph Smith
“Why Didn’t Nephi Mention Mary’s Name?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #543. December 24, 2019.
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Keywords: Mary;Christmas;Nephi;Jesus Christ
Matthew - John
“Why Is the Lord’s Prayer Different in 3 Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #204. October 7, 2016.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ;Christ in America;Lord's Prayer;Sermon on the Mount;Sermon at the Temple;Bible;New Testament;Matthew;Mark;Luke;Didache;Prayer;Glory;Doxology;Sacrament
“Why Did Jesus Say That There Were ‘Other Sheep’ Who Would Hear His Voice?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #207. October 12, 2016.
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Keywords: Jesus Christ;Christ in America;Bible;New Testament;John;Sheep;Ministry;Gathering;Gathering of Israel;Ancient Israel;Scattering of Israel;Birth of Christ;Jerusalem;Galilee;Tribes of Israel;House of Israel;Assyria;Old Testament;Isaiah
“Did Jesus Bleed from Every Pore?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #520. June 13, 2019.
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Keywords: Atonement;Jesus Christ;Gethsemane;Blood;Sacrifice;New Testament;Textual Criticism
“Why Does Part of the Long Ending of Mark Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #522. June 26, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;Mark;Resurrection;Mormon
“Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 4: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as the Source (Part B).” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #531. September 12, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;Jesus Christ;Intertextuality;New Testament Intertextuality
Acts
Romans - Hebrews
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 5: How Often Were Scriptures on the Plates of Brass the Common Source?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #533. September 26, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament;Intertextuality;New Testament Intertextuality;Plates of Brass;Old Testament
James - Revelation
General
“Are There Mistakes in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #3. January 4, 2016.
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Keywords: Title Page;Moroni;Critical Text;Textual Variants;Textual Criticism;mistakes;Book of Mormon Translation;Book of Mormon;Church History;Restoration
“Which Nephite King Had the Gift of Interpretation?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #99. May 13, 2016.
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Keywords: Mosiah;Limhi;King Benjamin;Seer;Jaredites;Critical Text;Textual Criticism;Gold Plates
“Why Did Moroni Deliver the Plates on September 22?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #193. September 22, 2016.
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Keywords: Moroni;Joseph Smith;Gold Plates;Feast of Tabernacles;Rosh Hashanah;Ancient Judaism;Ancient Near East;Ancient Israel;Law of Moses;New Year;Messiah;Jesus Christ;Evidence
“Why Hasn’t Lehi’s DNA Been Found?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #280. February 27, 2017.
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Keywords: DNA;Geography;Science;Ancient Near East;Lehi;Genetic Drift;Population;Founder Effect;Evidence
“What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 2.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #352. August 14, 2017.
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Keywords: Chiasmus;Hebrew;Poetry;King Benjamin;Alma;Mormon
“Are the Accounts of the Golden Plates Believable?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #403. January 30, 2018.
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Keywords: Plates;Gold Plates;Joseph Smith;Church History;Eight Witnesses;Three Witnesses;Evidence
“Was Joseph Smith the ‘Author’ of the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #507. March 22, 2019.
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Keywords: Joseph Smith;Church History;Book of Mormon Translation;Book of Mormon Authorship
“Why Is the Book of Mormon Called an ‘Abridgment’?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #519. June 6, 2019.
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Keywords: Abridgment;Gold Plates;Mormon;Moroni;Ancient History;Abinadi;Alma
“Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 8: Were These Expressions Parts of Joseph Smith’s Linguistic Toolbox?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #540. November 21, 2019.
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Keywords: New Testament Intertextuality;Book of Mormon Translation;New Testament;Intertextuality
“Why Could Joseph Smith Testify in Court at Age 13?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #590. January 12, 2021.
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Keywords: Legal;Joseph Smith;Church History
“Why Did Hiram Page Remain Faithful to the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #599. March 16, 2021.
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Keywords: Church History;Doctrine and Covenants;Revelation;Hiram Page;Seer Stones;Joseph Smith;Oliver Cowdery;Church Organization;Witnesses;Eight Witnesses
“Why Was Peter Whitmer Jr. Chosen to Witness the Gold Plates?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #600. March 30, 2021.
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Keywords: Peter Whitmer;Eight Witnesses;Witnesses;Gold Plates;Missionary Work;Church History
“Why Did John Whitmer Continue to Testify of the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #602. April 27, 2021.
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Keywords: Church History;Doctrine and Covenants;John Whitmer;Witnesses;Eight Witnesses;Book of Mormon Translation;Gold Plates
1 Nephi
“Did Ancient Israelites Write in Egyptian?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #4. January 5, 2016.
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Keywords: Egyptian;Egypt;Hieratic;Language;Hebrew;Archaeology;Ancient Israel;Ancient Near East;Top KnoWhys;Evidence
“Did Lehi Use the Poetry of the Ancient Bedouin?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #5. January 6, 2016.
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Keywords: Poetry;Bedouin;Arabia;Desert;Lehi;Hugh Nibley;Ancient Near East;Nephi;Ancient Israel;Language;Evidence
“Why Does Nephi Always Go Down to the Wilderness and Up to Jerusalem?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #6. January 7, 2016.
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Keywords: Jerusalem;Elevation;Holy Ascent;Geography;Topography;Ancient Near East;Ancient Israel;Ancient Judaism;Ancient Israelite Religion;Sacred Space;Law of Moses;Mountain;Evidence
“Did Jerusalem Have Walls Around It?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #7. January 8, 2016.
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Keywords: Jerusalem;Walls;Joseph Smith;Emma Smith;Book of Mormon Translation;Archaeology;Ancient Israel;Ancient Near East;Evidence
“Were Any Ancient Israelite Women Named Sariah?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #8. January 11, 2016.
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Keywords: Sariah;Elephantine;Etymology;Book of Mormon Names;Names;Hebrew;Archaeology;Dead Sea Scrolls;Ancient Near East;Ancient Israel;Language;Women;Onomastics;Evidence
“How Could Lehi Offer Sacrifices Outside of Jerusalem?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #9. January 12, 2016.
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Keywords: Sacrifice;Temples;Law of Moses;Law;Legal;Altar;Bible;Old Testament;Dead Sea Scrolls;Jerusalem;Lehi;Nephi;Ancient Israel;Ancient Judaism;Ancient Near East;Arabia;Lehi's Journey to the Promised Land
“What Fruit is White?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #10. January 13, 2016.
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Keywords: Lehi's Dream;Fruit;White;Tree of Life;Ancient Israelite Religion;Ancient Judaism;Pseudepigrapha;Apocrypha;Evidence
“Why Did Nephi Write His Small Plates?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #11. January 14, 2016.
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Keywords: Small Plates;Politics;Kingship;Gold Plates;Plates of Nephi
“Did Pre-Christian Prophets Know About Christ?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #12. January 15, 2016.
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Keywords: Heavenly Father;Jesus Christ;God;Yahweh;El;Ancient Israelite Religion;Ancient Canaanite Religion;Ancient Near East;New Testament;Old Testament;Bible;Ancient Judaism;Hebrew;Names;Book of Mormon Names;Etymology;Archaeology;Ancient Israel;Divine Council;Evidence
“What Does the Virgin Mary Have to Do with the Tree of Life?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #13. January 18, 2016.
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Keywords: Divine Mother;Mary;Jesus Christ;Tree of Life;Lehi's Dream;Ancient Israelite Religion;Ancient Canaanite Religion;Ancient Judaism;Ancient Near East;Asherah;Heavenly Mother
“What was the Great and Terrible Gulf in Lehi’s Dream?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #14. January 19, 2016.
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Keywords: Gulf;Lehi's Dream;Tree of Life;Wadi;Water;Desert;Hell;Lehi's Journey to the Promised Land;Ancient Near East;Geography;Ancient Israel;Arabia;Top KnoWhys;Evidence
“Were Plain and Precious Doctrines Lost?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #15. January 20, 2016.
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Keywords: Apocalypse;Apostasy;Plain and Precious;Prophecy;Early Christian Church;Baptism;Doctrine;Sacrament;Prayer Circles;Bible
“Are There Really Only Two Churches?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #16. January 21, 2016.
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Keywords: Doctrine;Opposition;Lamb of God;God;Church of the Lamb;Church of the Devil;Strait and Narrow;Eternal Life;Satan;Devil;Christianity;Hell
“How Did God Call His Prophets in Ancient Times?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #17. January 22, 2016.
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Keywords: Prophets;Prophecy;Calling;Divine Council;Heavenly Ascent;Holy Ascent;Heaven;Throne Theophany;Bible;Old Testament;Isaiah;Ezekiel;Jeremiah;Samuel;Amos;Habakkuk;King Benjamin;Brother of Jared;Evidence
“What are the ‘Fiery Darts of the Adversary’ Spoken of by Nephi?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #18. January 25, 2016.
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Keywords: Fiery Darts;Adversary;Satan;Psalms;Assyria;Lachish;Ancient Warfare;Ancient Near East;Bible;Old Testament;Archaeology;Ancient Israel;Evidence
“Who Called Ishmael’s Burial Place Nahom?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #19. January 26, 2016.
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Keywords: Nahom;Marib;Archaeology;Arabia;Saudi Arabia;Nephi;Lehi;Lehi's Journey to the Promised Land;Names;Book of Mormon Names;Etymology;Hebrew;Altar;Desert;Arabic;Language;Top KnoWhys;Evidence
“Why Would Nephi Call the Ocean ‘Irreantum"?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #20. January 27, 2016.
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Keywords: Irreantum;Ocean;Etymology;Hebrew;Egyptian;Egypt;Nephi;Names;Book of Mormon Names;Lehi's Journey to the Promised Land;Ancient Near East;Arabia;Promised Land;Evidence
“Did Ancient People Sail the Seas?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #21. January 28, 2016.
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Keywords: Sailing;Transoceanic;Ancient Seafaring;Nephi;Lehi;Lehi's Journey to the Promised Land;Promised Land;Ancient Near East;Archaeology;Arabia;Mesoamerica;New World;Ocean;Evidence
“What Kind of Ore did Nephi Use to Make the Plates?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #22. January 29, 2016.
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Keywords: Gold Plates;Tumbaga;Nephi;Ore;Metallurgy;Temples;Mesoamerica;Silver;Gold;Archaeology;New World;Promised Land;Evidence
“How Might Isaiah 48-49 be ‘Likened" to Lehi’s Family?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #23. February 1, 2016.
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Keywords: Isaiah;Nephi;Lehi;Family;Likening;Bible;Old Testament
“Who is the Servant of Isaiah 49/1 Nephi 21?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #24. February 2, 2016.
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Keywords: Isaiah;Nephi;Joseph Smith;Jesus Christ;Servant;Ancient Israel;Prophecy;Bible;Old Testament
“Whom Did Nephi Quote in 1 Nephi 22?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #25. February 3, 2016.
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Keywords: Isaiah;Nephi;Zenos;Intertextuality;Bible;Old Testament
“What is the Day of the Gentiles?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #44. March 1, 2016.
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Keywords: Gentiles;Isaiah;Nephi;Jews;Nephite Prophetic View;Early Christian Church;Christianity;Promised Land;Restoration
“Was Nephi’s Slaying of Laban Legal?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #256. January 2, 2017.
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Keywords: Legal;Law;Ancient Law;Law of Moses;Nephi;Laban;Lehi;Jerusalem;Murder;Death;Drunkeness;Ancient Near East;Bible;Old Testament;Numbers;Judges;Ancient Israel
“Has the Location of Nephi’s Bountiful Been Discovered?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #259. January 9, 2017.
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Keywords: Bountiful;Nephi;Lehi;Arabia;Promised Land;Sailing;Nahom;Dhofar;Khor Kharfot;Archaeology;Botany;Geography;Evidence
“Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge: Act in Faith.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #260. January 11, 2017.
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Keywords: Faith;Jesus Christ;Prayer;Holy Ghost;Revelation;Nephi;Laman;Lemuel;Zeezrom;Lamoni;King Lamoni;Alma;Aaron;Nephites;Lamanites;Liahona;Lehi;Covenants
“Why Did Nephi Work So Hard to Preserve the Wisdom He Had Received?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #262. January 16, 2017.
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Keywords: Nephi;Plates of Nephi;Wisdom;Hebrew;Ancient Judaism;Egyptian;Ancient Near East;Wisdom Literature;Bible;Old Testament;Proverbs;Laban;Tree of Life;Knowledge;Scriptures
“Why Did Nephi Believe the Lord Would Prepare a Way?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #263. January 18, 2017.
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Keywords: Nephi;Lehi;Laban;Commandments;Plates of Brass;Scriptures;Law of Moses;Chiasmus;Hebrew;Poetry;Jerusalem;Wilderness;Doctrinal Mastery;Seminary
“Have the Valley of Lemuel and the River Laman Been Found?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #286. March 13, 2017.
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Keywords: Lehi;Nephi;Valley of Lemuel;River Laman;Archaeology;Ancient Near East;Wadi;Geography;Arabia;Saudi Arabia;Red Sea;Jerusalem;Lehi's Journey to the Promised Land;Evidence
“Why Did Zenos Quote from Psalm 46 in His Prophecy of Christ’s Death?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #313. May 15, 2017.
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Keywords: Nephi;Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;End Times;Second Coming
“Why Did Nephi Say Serpents Could Fly?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #316. May 22, 2017.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Numbers;Deuteronomy;Moses;Ancient Israel;Brazen Serpent;Serpents;Egypt;Evidence
“Why Is It Good to Seek Both Spiritual and Secular Learning?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #324. June 9, 2017.
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Keywords: Church History;Study;Knowledge;Scriptures;Faith;Kirtland;Joseph Smith;School of the Prophets;Nephi;Language;King Benjamin;Mosiah;Alma;Mormon
“Why Did Lehi Quote from a Psalm of Repentance In His Dream?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #325. June 12, 2017.
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Keywords: Lehi's Dream;Tree of Life;Lehi;Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;Intertextuality;Repentance;Atonement;Joy;Fruit;Ancient Israel;Ancient Israelite Religion;Love of God
“How Much Could Joseph Smith Have Known about Chiasmus in 1829?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #334. July 3, 2017.
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Keywords: Church History;Chiasmus;Book of Mormon Translation;Biblical Studies;Joseph Smith;Evidence
“What Counts as Chiasmus?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #337. July 10, 2017.
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Keywords: Chiasmus;Criteria;Ancient Near East;Methodology;Evidence
“Why Is It Important to Keep Records?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #345. July 28, 2017.
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Keywords: Church History;Joseph Smith;Records;Nephi;Mormon;Gold Plates
“How Did Brigham Young Help Take the Book of Mormon to the World?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #354. August 18, 2017.
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Keywords: Brigham Young;Church History;Book of Mormon
“How Was Lehi’s Journey Similar to the Mormon Pioneers’ Trek West?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #357. August 25, 2017.
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Keywords: Church History;Lehi;Nauvoo;Winter Quarters;Pioneers
“Why Does Zion Flourish in the Wilderness?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #362. September 7, 2017.
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Keywords: Wilderness;Pioneers;Zion;Nephi;Lehi;Lehi's Journey to the Promised Land;Laman;Lemuel;Laban;Liahona
“How Can the Old Testament Covenants Help Us Understand the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #363. September 12, 2017.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Sinai;Moses;Exodus;David;Jerusalem;Zion;Lehi;Divine Warrior;Nephites;Nephi
“What Were the ‘Other Records’ Nephi Saw in Vision?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #376. October 26, 2017.
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Keywords: Records;History;Nephi;Lehi;Bible;Manuscripts;Dead Sea Scrolls;Evidence
“How Can We Be Thankful During Times of Hardship?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #384. November 23, 2017.
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Keywords: Gratitude;Thanksgiving;Lehi;Nephites;War Chapters
“How Do the Book of Moses and Book of Mormon Help Us Understand the Endowment?” Book of Mormon Central, KnoWhy #396, January 4, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Temples;Heavenly Ascent;Endowment;Moses;Nephi;Pearl of Great Price;Book of Moses
“What Was the Sword of Laban Like?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #401. January 23, 2018.
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Keywords: Archaeology;Evidence;Metallurgy;Ancient Israel;Laban;Nephi;Sword of Laban
“Why We Still Have to Cling to the Iron Rod Even Though the Path is Strait.” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #402. January 25, 2018.
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Keywords: Tree of Life;Lehi;Iron Rod;Bible;Old Testament;Genesis;Garden of Eden;The Fall;Adam;Eve
“What Does an Ancient Book About Enoch Have to Do With Lehi’s Dream?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #404. February 1, 2018.
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Keywords: Tree of Life;Enoch;Book of Moses;Book of Enoch;Mist of Darkness;Hell;Evidence
“What Parts of the Old Testament Were on the Plates of Brass?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #410. February 22, 2018.
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Keywords: Melchizedek;Pentateuch;Books of Moses;Plates of Brass;Bible;Old Testament;Moses;Alma
“How Was Nephi Similar to Joseph of Egypt?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #416. March 15, 2018.
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Keywords: Nephi;Joseph of Egypt;Laman;Bible;Old Testament;Genesis
“Why Did Nephi Include the Story of the Broken Bow?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #421. April 3, 2018.
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Keywords: Nephi;Bow;Ancient Near East
“Why Don’t We Know the Names of the Angels in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #426. April 19, 2018.
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Keywords: Old Testament;Bible;Angels;Balaam;Balak;Alma the Younger
“How Are Rod and Sword Connected to the Word of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #427. April 24, 2018.
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Keywords: Iron Rod;Tree of Life;Nephi
“How is the Use of Deuteronomy in the Book of Mormon Evidence for its Authenticity?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #428. April 27, 2018.
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Keywords: Old Testament;Bible;Deuteronomy;Law of Moses;King Josiah;Evidence
“Why Do Biblical Psalms of Lament Show Up in the Book of Mormon?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #438. May 31, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Psalms;Intertextuality
“Who Were the ‘Many Prophets’ in Jerusalem During Lehi’s Time?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #441. June 14, 2018.
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Keywords: Bible;Old Testament;Prophets;Lehi;Jeremiah;Jerusalem;Ancient Israel;Zedekiah
“Why Did Nephi Want to Know the Mysteries of God?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #442. June 19, 2018.
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Keywords: Mysteries;Divine Council;Nephi;Lehi;Theophany;Visions;God;Jesus Christ;Bible;Old Testament
“Why Did Book of Mormon Authors Use Colophons?” The Book of Mormon Central website. KnoWhy #443. June 21, 2018.
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