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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6/2 (1997)
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A Case for Lehi's Bondage in Arabia
Title
A Case for Lehi's Bondage in Arabia
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
1997
Authors
Brown, S. Kent (Primary)
Journal
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Pagination
205-217
Volume
6
Issue
2
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Abstract
The lengthy sojourn of Lehi’s family in the Arabian desert invites the almost inevitable question whether circumstances forced family members to live in the service of tribesmen either for protection or for food. In my view, enough clues exist in the Book of Mormon—they have to be assembled—to bring one to conclude that the family lived for a time in a servile condition, a situation that apparently entailed suffering and conflict.
Arabia
Ancient Near East
Servitude
Servant
Bondage
Lehi (Prophet)
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