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See Book of Mormon [[LEMUELITES]] | See Book of Mormon [[LEMUELITES]] | ||
See also [[Lemuel / Lemual Variants]] | |||
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical Names]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical Names]] | ||
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| Lehite PN & GN | 1. Son of Lehi I, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:5; Alma 43:13) |
| 2. Valley near the borders of the Red Sea, named after Lehi’s son, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:14; 16:6) | |
| 3. City, 2nd c. BC, probably named after Lehi I’s son (Alma 23:12) |
Confer the biblical PN lemūʾel, Lemuel, Proverbs 31:1, 4. For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Note the Edomite PN in the text “The Words of Lemuel, King of Massa” (LID, 44–45 and ABM, 59).
Reynolds and Sjodahl (1:26) give the meaning “Godward” or “God is bright.”
See Book of Mormon LEMUELITES
See also Lemuel / Lemual Variants
