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Lesson 25-1: King Mosiah's Monetary System
Title
Lesson 25-1: King Mosiah's Monetary System
Publication Type
Chart
Year of Publication
2023
Authors
Welch, John W. (Primary), Welch, Greg (Primary), and Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye (Primary)
Number
25-1
Publisher
Scripture Central
City
Springville, UT
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Bibliographic Citation
Welch, John W., Welch, Greg, and Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye. "Lesson 25-1: King Mosiah's Monetary System", Vol. 25-1.
Springville, UT: Scripture Central, 2023.
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Abstract
King Mosiah's system of weights and measures established equivalencies between amounts of silver, gold, and grains. This chart compares the precious metals with their grain equivalents, as described in Alma 11. These measurements for the most part increase exponentially, much like the ancient Egyptian system of measurement. In King Mosiah’s system, the limnah or onti, worth "the value of . . . all" measurements (Alma 11:10), was worth the sum of the gold senine, seon, and shum or the silver senum, amnor, and ezrom.
Originally published as Chart 8-110 in Charting the Book of Mormon.
Weights and Measures
Nephite Monetary System
King Mosiah (Son of King Benjamin)
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