Unit 55

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14 occurrences in 9 verses

Alma 16:5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17

Alma 16:5

Therefore, he that had been appointed chief captain over the armies of the Nephites,

(and his name was Zoram, and he had two sons, Lehi and Aha) —

now Zoram and his two sons, knowing that Alma was high priest over the church,

and having heard that he had the spirit of prophecy,

therefore they went unto him and desired of him

to know whither the Lord would that they should go into the wilderness

in search of their brethren, who had been taken captive by the Lamanites.

Alma 16:7

And it came to pass that

Zoram and his sons crossed over the river Sidon, with their armies,

and marched away beyond the borders of Manti into the south wilderness,

which was on the east side of the river Sidon.

Alma 16:8

And they came upon the armies of the Lamanites,

and the Lamanites were scattered and driven into the wilderness;

and they took their brethren who had been taken captive by the Lamanites,

and there was not one soul of them had been lost that were taken captive.

And they were brought by their brethren to possess their own lands.

Alma 16:9

And thus ended the eleventh year of the judges,

the Lamanites having been driven out of the land,

and the people of Ammonihah were destroyed;

yea, every living soul of the Ammonihahites was destroyed,

and also their great city,

which they said God could not destroy, because of its greatness.

Alma 16:11

Nevertheless, after many days

their dead bodies were heaped up upon the face of the earth,

and they were covered with a shallow covering.

And now so great was the scent thereof

that the people did not go in to possess the land of Ammonihah for many years.

And it was called Desolation of Nehors;

for they were of the profession of Nehor, who were slain;

and their lands remained desolate.

Alma 16:13

And Alma and Amulek went forth preaching repentance to the people

in their temples, and in their sanctuaries, and also in their synagogues,

which were built after the manner of the Jews.

Alma 16:14

And as many as would hear their words,

unto them they did impart the word of God,

without any respect of persons, continually.

Alma 16:16

And there was no inequality among them;

the Lord did pour out his Spirit on all the face of the land

to prepare the minds of the children of men,

or to prepare their hearts to receive the word

which should be taught among them at the time of his coming —

Alma 16:17

That they might not be hardened against the word,

that they might not be unbelieving, and go on to destruction,

but that they might receive the word with joy,

and as a branch be grafted into the true vine,

that they might enter into the rest of the Lord their God.