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'''Angola / Angolah''' - Variant Spelling | '''Angola / Angolah''' - Variant Spelling | ||
- Mormon 2:4 | -Mormon 2:4 | ||
P: Angolah | |||
A: Angelah | |||
1837: Angola 1837 – 1981, RLDS 1908 | |||
Discussion: since both | Discussion: since both P and A have an h at the end, O must have had an h too. There are many names in the Book of Mormon that end in h. Angolah also looks more similar to other Book of Mormon names, although there is not a lot of evidence for one name over the other. Cowdery often wrote his o's to where they looked like e's, so the 1830 typesetter probably misread O. | ||
Summary: Skousen accepts Angolah | Summary: Skousen accepts Angolah | ||
Source: ATV 6: 3596-98, 3622 | Source: ATV 6: 3596-98, 3622 | ||
Revision as of 10:11, 18 February 2011
Angola / Angolah - Variant Spelling
-Mormon 2:4
P: Angolah
A: Angelah
1837: Angola 1837 – 1981, RLDS 1908
Discussion: since both P and A have an h at the end, O must have had an h too. There are many names in the Book of Mormon that end in h. Angolah also looks more similar to other Book of Mormon names, although there is not a lot of evidence for one name over the other. Cowdery often wrote his o's to where they looked like e's, so the 1830 typesetter probably misread O.
Summary: Skousen accepts Angolah
Source: ATV 6: 3596-98, 3622
