Unit 60

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10 occurrences in 10 verses

Alma 30:23, 57,

Alma 31:3, 4, 7, 8, 21,

Alma 33:20,

Alma 35:8, 9

Alma 30:23

now the high priest's name was Giddonah.

And Korihor said unto him:

Because I do not teach the foolish traditions of your fathers,

and because I do not teach this people to bind themselves down

under the foolish ordinances and performances

which are laid down by ancient priests,

to usurp power and authority over them,

to keep them in ignorance,

that they may not lift up their heads,

but be brought down according to thy words.

Alma 30:57

now the knowledge of what had happened unto Korihor

was immediately published throughout all the land;

yea, the proclamation was sent forth by the chief judge to all the people in the land,

declaring unto those who had believed in the words of Korihor

that they must speedily repent, lest the same judgments would come unto them.

Alma 31:3

now the Zoramites had gathered themselves together in a land

which they called Antionum, which was east of the land of Zarahemla,

which lay nearly bordering upon the seashore,

which was south of the land of Jershon,

which also bordered upon the wilderness south,

which wilderness was full of the Lamanites.

Alma 31:4

now the Nephites greatly feared

that the Zoramites would enter into a correspondence with the Lamanites,

and that it would be the means of great loss on the part of the Nephites.

Alma 31:7

now the eldest of his sons he took not with him, and his name was Helaman;

but the names of those whom he took with him were Shiblon and Corianton;

and these are the names of those who went with him among the Zoramites,

to preach unto them the word.

Alma 31:8

now the Zoramites were dissenters from the Nephites;

therefore they had had the word of God preached unto them.

Alma 31:21

now the place was called by them Rameumptom,

which, being interpreted, is the holy stand.

Alma 33:20

But few understood the meaning of those things,

and this because of the hardness of their hearts.

But there were many who were so hardened that they would not look,

therefore they perished.

now the reason they would not look

is because they did not believe that it would heal them.

Alma 35:8

now the people of the Zoramites were angry

with the people of Ammon who were in Jershon,

and the chief ruler of the Zoramites, being a very wicked man,

sent over unto the people of Ammon

desiring them that they should cast out of their land

all those who came over from them into their land.

Alma 35:9

And he breathed out many threatenings against them.

And now the people of Ammon did not fear their words;

therefore they did not cast them out,

but they did receive all the poor of the Zoramites that came over unto them;

and they did nourish them, and did clothe them,

and did give unto them lands for their inheritance;

and they did administer unto them according to their wants.