Gazelem Variant

Variant spelling of GAZELEM

Alma 37:23

OPA: Gazelem

caps in all editions

Discussion: Skousen says that it refers to servant, not the stone; other spellings outside Book of Mormon: Gazelum Orson Pratt, JD, 16:156 (16 Aug 1873); Gazelam 1835 D&C (6xx), D. J. Whittaker, “Substituted Names in the Published Revelations of Joseph Smith,” BYU Studies, 23/1 (1983):103-112.

Sources: ATV 3:1507, 4:2361-63, 6:3734