Unit 65

of the land

8 occurrences in 8 verses

Alma 45:18,

Alma 46:4, 10, 16, 17, 28,

Alma 49:10, 15

Alma 45:18

And when Alma had done this he departed out of the land of Zarahemla,

as if to go into the land of Melek.

And it came to pass that he was never heard of more;

as to his death or burial we know not of.

Alma 46:4

And Amalickiah was desirous to be a king;

and those people who were wroth were also desirous

that he should be their king;

and they were the greater part of them the lower judges of the land,

and they were seeking for power.

Alma 46:10

Yea, we see that Amalickiah,

because he was a man of cunning device and a man of many flattering words,

that he led away the hearts of many people to do wickedly;

yea, and to seek to destroy the church of God,

and to destroy the foundation of liberty

which God had granted unto them,

or which blessing God had sent upon the face of the land

for the righteous' sake.

Alma 46:16

And therefore, at this time, Moroni prayed

that the cause of the Christians, and the freedom of the land might be favored.

Alma 46:17

And it came to pass that when he had poured out his soul to God,

he named all the land which was south of the land Desolation,

yea, and in fine, all the land, both on the north and on the south —

A chosen land, and the land of liberty.

Alma 46:28

And now it came to pass that

when Moroni had said these words

he went forth, and also sent forth

in all the parts of the land where there were dissensions,

and gathered together all the people who were desirous to maintain their liberty,

to stand against Amalickiah and those who had dissented,

who were called Amalickiahites.

Alma 49:10

Now, if king Amalickiah had come down out of the land of Nephi,

at the head of his army,

perhaps he would have caused

the Lamanites to have attacked the Nephites at the city of Ammonihah;

for behold, he did care not for the blood of his people.

Alma 49:15

And now, behold, this was wisdom in Moroni;

for he had supposed that they would be frightened at the city Ammonihah;

and as the city of Noah had hitherto been the weakest part of the land,

therefore they would march thither to battle;

and thus it was according to his desires.