I Have A Question: What were the ages of Helaman’s ‘stripling warriors’?

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I Have A Question: What were the ages of Helaman’s ‘stripling warriors’?

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Ensign

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Year of Publication

1992

Authors

Number of Pages

28

Date Published

September 1992

Volume

22

Issue Number

9

Abstract

Using the law of Moses’ stipulation that Israelite soldiers be at least twenty years old, Tvedtnes examines the circumstances and time frame surrounding the people of Ammon, their oath, and their sons’ appearance as valiant soldiers. Concludes that it is highly probable that the stripling warriors were between 21 and 26.

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Subject Keywords

Laws
Warfare
Legal
Law of Moses
Age
Stripling Warriors
Helaman (Son of Alma the Younger)

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