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29 January 2011

• 21:2521:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +968‎ N BOUNTIFUL ‎ Created page with "<pre>BOUNTIFUL Lehite GN 1. A place probably on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 17:5–7) 2. City and land, 1st c. BC–ca. 30 AD (Alma..."
• 21:2321:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +299‎ N BOAZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡BOAZ Lehite GN City north of Desolation, ca. 375 AD (Mormon 4:20) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Notes This name is known from the biblic..."
• 21:2221:22, 29 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N BETHABARA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BETHABARA Biblical GN The place where John baptized Christ (1 Nephi 10:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:2121:21, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,260‎ N BENJAMIN ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡BENJAMIN Lehite PN Son of Mosiah I, prophet-king in Zarahemla, ca. 200–121 BC (Omni 23; Helaman 5:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Note..."
• 21:2021:20, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,594‎ N BATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BATH Biblical noun Liquid capacity-measure (2 Nephi 15:10) Hebrew bat “bath-measure” (1 Kings 7:26, 38, Ezekiel 45:10-14, Ezra 7:22) 2 Nephi 15:10 ǁ Isaiah 5:10 (ba..."
• 21:1821:18, 29 January 2011 diff hist +141‎ N BASHAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BASHAN Biblical GN The district assigned to Manasseh (2 Nephi 12:13) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:1621:16, 29 January 2011 diff hist +144‎ N BABYLON ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BABYLON Biblical GN The capital of Babylonia (1 Nephi 1:13; Omni 1:15) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
• 21:1121:11, 29 January 2011 diff hist +389‎ Participant Contact Information ‎No edit summary
• 20:5220:52, 29 January 2011 diff hist +18‎ N Preface ‎ Created page with "<pre>Preface</pre>"
• 20:5020:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +19‎ N Foreword ‎ Created page with "<pre>Foreword</pre>"
• 20:0720:07, 29 January 2011 diff hist +71‎ Participant Contact Information ‎No edit summary
• 20:0520:05, 29 January 2011 diff hist +24‎ N Variant Index ‎ Created page with "<pre>Variant List </pre>"
• 20:0420:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +24‎ N Bibliography ‎ Created page with "<pre>Bibliography </pre>"
• 20:0420:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +154‎ N Participant Contact Information ‎ Created page with "<pre> Paul Y. Hoskisson Stephen D. Ricks Robert F. Smith John Gee Editor: Karlie Alldredge (801)-712-5907 (Cell) explodingbananaface@gmail.com </pre>"
• 19:5119:51, 29 January 2011 diff hist +168‎ N ASSYRIAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ASSYRIAN Biblical gentilic Inhabitants of Assyria (2 Nephi 20:5, 24; 24:25) Gentilic of Assyria For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 19:5019:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +442‎ N ASSYRIA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ASSYRIA Biblical GN A great Eastern empire (2 Nephi 17:17; 21:16) This biblical GN is the English rendering of the original Assyrian language name of their homeland,..."
• 19:4919:49, 29 January 2011 diff hist +122‎ N ARPAD ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ARPAD Biblical GN City in Syria (2 Nephi 20:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre"
• 19:4919:49, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,008‎ N ARCHEANTUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>ARCHEANTUS Nephite PN Army leader, ca. 340 AD (Moroni 9:2) It is possible that this word is Greek in origin. Greeks were known to have served as mercenaries in the Levant..."
• 19:4719:47, 29 January 2011 diff hist +936‎ N ANTUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTUM Nephite (?) GN Land north of Desolation, where the hill Shim is located, ca. 321 AD (Mormon 1:3) Because Antum is north of the narrow neck of land, it may be Jared..."
• 19:4619:46, 29 January 2011 diff hist +224‎ N ANTIPUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIPUS Nephite PN General, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:9; 56:57) See the discussion under Antipas. Cf. Book of Mormon Onti, Ani-Anti, Antiomno, Antion, Antionah, Antionum, An..."
• 19:4419:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,062‎ N ANTIPAS ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ANTIPAS Lehite GN Mountain on Lamanite border, ca. 72 BC (Alma 47:7, 9–10) It is possible that this GN is related to the Greek PN recorded in Revelation 2:13, Anti..."
• 19:4219:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,221‎ N ANTIPARAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIPARAH Nephite GN City on Lamanite border, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:14; 57:4) If the name can be divided anti- (for which see Anti-Nephi-Lehi) and -parah, it may be that t..."
• 19:4119:41, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,004‎ N ANTIONUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIONUM Nephite PN & GN 1. General, ca. 385 AD (Mormon 6:14) 2. Zoramite land, ca. 75 BC (Alma 31:3; 43:22) The name of the city may derive from the gold Antion (A..."
• 19:3819:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +745‎ N ANTIONAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIONAH Nephite PN A ruler in Ammonihah, ca. 82 BC (Alma 12:20) If Antionah is to be divided anti- and -onah, then perhaps the first element is identical to anti in An..."
• 19:3619:36, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,573‎ N ANTION ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTION Lehite common noun Gold measure, or rate of exchange for gold; = 3 shiblons (Alma 11:19 = 1½ senines of gold = 1½ measures of grain (Alma 11:7, 15). This te..."
• 19:3419:34, 29 January 2011 diff hist +590‎ N ANTIOMNO ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIOMNO Lamanite PN King of land of Middoni, 1st c. BC (Alma 20:4) If the name is to be divided into anti- and -omno, the first part of this PN, anti, may be the same ..."
• 19:3219:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +225‎ N ANTINEPHILEHIES ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTINEPHILEHIES Lamanite gentilic Followers of Lamanite king AntiNephiLehi (q.v.), who took his name from them; also called “people of AntiNephiLehi” 2nd c. BC (..."
• 19:2819:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,378‎ N ANTINEPHILEHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTINEPHILEHI Lamanite title/PN & gentilic 1. King whose father had converted, also brother of Lamoni, ca. 83 BC (Alma 24:3, 5) 2. “People of AntiNephiLehi”, sub..."
• 19:2719:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,105‎ N ANI-ANTI ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANI-ANTI Lamanite GN Village, 1st c. BC (Alma 21:11) Possibly a GN from an indigenous people. Also, possibly Egyptian. See the ʿn.tj names in Ranke, I, p. 69–70. No..."
• 19:2519:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,451‎ N ANGOLA ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANGOLA Nephite GN City, ca. 327–8 AD (Mormon 2:4) If the root is Semitic, then possibly it may be derived from the common North-West Semitic ʾyn, a particle meaning ..."
• 19:2319:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +125‎ N ANATHOTH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ANATHOTH Biblical GN A priestly city (2 Nephi 20:30) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 19:2119:21, 29 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N AMULONITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMULONITES Nephite gentilic Descendants of Amulon (q.v.) and his followers, 2nd c. BC (Alma 21:3–4; 24:29) Gentilic of Amulon</pre>"
• 19:1919:19, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,577‎ N AMULON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMULON Nephite PN 1. Priest of King Noah, made king of lands of Amulon and Helam by King Laman, 2nd c. BC (Mosiah 23:32; Alma 25:8) Nephite GN 2. Land settled by..."
• 19:1019:10, 29 January 2011 diff hist +129‎ N AMOZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>*AMOZ Biblical PN Father of Isaiah (2 Nephi 12:1; 23:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
• 19:0919:09, 29 January 2011 diff hist +220‎ N AMOS ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMOS Nephite PN 1. Scribe, ca. 110–194 AD (4 Nephi 1:19, 21) 2. Scribe, son (descendant?) of No. 1, ca. 194–306 AD (4 Nephi 1:21, 47) For the etymology see..."
• 19:0819:08, 29 January 2011 diff hist +400‎ N AMORON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMORON Nephite PN Soldier, late 4th c. AD (Moroni 9:7) Amoron is most likely a late variant of the earlier Amaron or Ammoron. See the same for a discussion of the etymo..."
• 19:0519:05, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,477‎ N AMNOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMNOR Nephite PN & noun 1. Captain, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22) 2. Silver currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:6, 11) It is likely that two etymologies must be prop..."
• 19:0219:02, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,432‎ N AMNIHU ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMNIHU Nephite GN Hill, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:15) Given the tendency to name places after people, it is likely that Amnihu was originally a PN. The most likely etymology wo..."
• 19:0019:00, 29 January 2011 diff hist +728‎ N AMNIGADDAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMNIGADDAH Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:14–15; 10:31) Without knowing the cultural and linguistic antecedents of Jaredite, it is at best speculative to offer etymologies ..."
• 18:5818:58, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,432‎ N AMMORON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMORON Lehite PN Traitor, became king of the Lamanites; brother of Amalickiah, descended from Zoram. Ca. 66–61 BC (Alma 52:3; Helaman 1:16) Two different sets of etymo..."
• 18:5618:56, 29 January 2011 diff hist +168‎ N AMMONITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMMONITES Lehite gentilic Nephite term for converts of Ammon (No. 2), also called “people of Ammon,” ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:57; 57:6) Gentilic of Ammon</pre>"
• 18:5418:54, 29 January 2011 diff hist +109‎ N AMMONIHAHITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMONIHAHITES Lehite gentilic Inhabitants of Ammonihah (q.v.) (Alma 16:9) Gentilic of Ammonihah</pre>"
• 18:5318:53, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,058‎ N AMMONIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMONIHAH Lehite PN 1. Chief Judge, ca. 82 BC (Alma 14:4) (Is this because he was the 1st inhabitant (Alma 8:7)? I couldn't find him named specifically, other than ..."
• 18:4818:48, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,541‎ N AMMON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMON Mulekite PN 1. Explorer, ca. 121 BC (Mosiah 7:3; 22:11) Lehite PN 2. Son of Mosiah II, ca. 91 BC (Mosiah 27:34, Ether 12:15) 3. “people of Ammon”, N..."
• 18:4118:41, 29 January 2011 diff hist +640‎ N AMMARON ‎ Created page with "<pre> AMMARON Lehite PN Historian, ca. 306 AD (4 Nephi 1:47; Mormon 4:23) Ammaron could be a variant of Amaron (see above). However, if the double m is to be taken seriously, ..."
• 18:4018:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,667‎ N AMMAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMMAH Lehite PN Missionary, ca. 91 BC (Alma 20:2; 21:11) The most likely root of Ammah seems to be ʿmm, a common Semitic kinship term meaning variously “people, cla..."
• 18:3718:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +121‎ N AMLICITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMLICITES Lehite gentilic Rebel followers of Amlici (q.v.), ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:11; 3:20) Gentilic of Amlici </pre>"
• 18:3618:36, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,286‎ N AMLICI ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMLICI Lehite PN Nephite rebel, of the order of Nehors, 1st c. BC (Alma 2:1; 2:31) If the pronunciation “ăm´li-sī” is correct, then a derivation from the root (?) ..."
• 18:3218:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +747‎ N AMINADI ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMINADI Lehite PN Prophet, ancestor of Amulek, hence between ca. 6th–2nd c. BC (Alma 10:2–3) Aminadi is to be compared with Abinadi, with the substitution of ʿm “p..."
• 18:3018:30, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,156‎ N AMINADAB ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMINADAB Lehite PN Rebel, went over to Lamanites, dwelt in LehiNephi, ca. 30 BC (Helaman 5:39, 41) Aminadab is identical to the biblical PN Amminadab. For the etymolog..."