Unit 55

were

13 occurrences in 8 verses

Alma 16:3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 20

Alma 16:3

And now it came to pass,

before the Nephites could raise a sufficient army to drive them out of the land,

they had destroyed the people who were in the city of Ammonihah,

and also some around the borders of Noah,

and taken others captive into the wilderness.

Alma 16:4

Now it came to pass that the Nephites were desirous to obtain those

who had been carried away captive into the wilderness.

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 16:10

But behold, in one day it was left desolate;

and the carcases were mangled by dogs and wild beasts of the wilderness.

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 16:20

And many of the people did inquire

concerning the place where the Son of God should come;

and they were taught that he would appear unto them after his resurrection;

and this the people did hear with great joy and gladness.