Unit 66

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11 occurrences in 10 verses

Alma 50:2, 3, 4, 12, 21, 25, 28, 30, 36, 38

Alma 50:2

And upon the top of these ridges of earth

he caused that there should be timbers,

yea, works of timbers built up to the height of a man,

round about the cities.

Alma 50:3

And he caused that upon those works of timbers

there should be a frame of pickets built upon the timbers round about;

and they were strong and high.

Alma 50:4

And he caused towers to be erected that overlooked those works of pickets,

and he caused places of security to be built upon those towers,

that the stones and the arrows of the Lamanites could not hurt them.

Alma 50:12

Thus Moroni, with his armies,

which did increase daily because of the assurance of protection

which his works did bring forth unto them,

did seek to cut off the strength and the power of the Lamanites

from off the lands of their possessions,

that they should have no power upon the lands of their possession.

Alma 50:21

And we see that these promises have been verified to the people of Nephi;

for it has been their quarrelings and their contentions,

yea, their murderings, and their plunderings,

their idolatry, their whoredoms, and their abominations,

which were among themselves,

which brought upon them their wars and their destructions.

Alma 50:25

And it came to pass that in the commencement

of the twenty and fourth year of the reign of the judges,

there would also have been peace among the people of Nephi

had it not been for a contention which took place among them

concerning the land of Lehi, and the land of Morianton,

which joined upon the borders of Lehi;

both of which were on the borders by the seashore.

Alma 50:28

And it came to pass that when the people of Morianton,

who were led by a man whose name was Morianton,

found that the people of Lehi had fled to the camp of Moroni,

they were exceedingly fearful

lest the army of Moroni should come upon them and destroy them.

Alma 50:30

And behold, they would have carried this plan into effect,

(which would have been a cause to have been lamented)

but behold, Morianton being a man of much passion,

therefore he was angry with one of his maid servants,

and he fell upon her and beat her much.

Alma 50:36

And thus were the people of Morianton brought back.

And upon their covenanting to keep the peace

they were restored to the land of Morianton,

and a union took place between them and the people of Lehi;

and they were also restored to their lands.

Alma 50:38

Nevertheless, he had refused Alma

to take possession of those records and those things

which were esteemed by Alma and his fathers to be most sacred;

therefore Alma had conferred them upon his son, Helaman.