Marriage and Treaty in the Book of Mormon: The Case of the Abducted Lamanite Daughters

Title

Marriage and Treaty in the Book of Mormon: The Case of the Abducted Lamanite Daughters

Book Title

From Jerusalem to Zarahemla: Literary and Historical Studies of the Book of Mormon

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Chapter

6

Year of Publication

1998

Authors

Brown, S. Kent (Primary)

Pagination

99-112

Publisher

Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University

City

Provo, UT

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Abstract

Biblical law and custom must have persisted among Book of Mormon peoples. The account of the abducted Lamanite women offers an unusually clear view into legal and social norms among Nephites. Perhaps surprisingly, the report hints strongly that some of these norms also survived among Lamanites.

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Mosiah
Marriage
Lamanite
Alma the Elder
Daughters of the Lamanites
Abduction
Priests of King Noah
Amulonites

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