Unit 70

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9 occurrences in 9 verses

Alma 56:29,

Alma 57:6, 25, 26,

Alma 58:8, 9, 11, 15, 36

Alma 56:29

And the Lamanites, thus seeing our forces increase daily,

and provisions arrive for our support,

they began to be fearful, and began to sally forth,

if it were possible to put an end to our receiving provisions and strength.

Alma 57:6

And it came to pass that in the commencement of the twenty and ninth year,

we received a supply of provisions,

and also an addition to our army,

from the land of Zarahemla, and from the land round about,

to the number of six thousand men,

besides sixty of the sons of the Ammonites

who had come to join their brethren, my little band of two thousand.

And now behold, we were strong,

yea, and we had also plenty of provisions brought unto us.

Alma 57:25

And it came to pass that

there were two hundred, out of my two thousand and sixty,

who had fainted because of the loss of blood;

nevertheless, according to the goodness of God,

and to our great astonishment, and also the joy of our whole army,

there was not one soul of them who did perish;

yea, and neither was there one soul among them

who had not received many wounds.

Alma 57:26

And now, their preservation was astonishing to our whole army,

yea, that they should be spared

while there was a thousand of our brethren who were slain.

And we do justly ascribe it to the miraculous power of God,

because of their exceeding faith in that which they had been taught to believe —

that there was a just God,

and whosoever did not doubt,

that they should be preserved by his marvelous power.

Alma 58:8

But it came to pass that we did receive food,

which was guarded to us by an army of two thousand men to our assistance;

and this is all the assistance which we did receive,

to defend ourselves and our country

from falling into the hands of our enemies,

yea, to contend with an enemy which was innumerable.

Alma 58:9

And now the cause of these our embarrassments,

or the cause why they did not send more strength unto us, we knew not;

therefore we were grieved and also filled with fear,

lest by any means the judgments of God should come upon our land,

to our overthrow and utter destruction.

Alma 58:11

Yea, and it came to pass that

the Lord our God did visit us with assurances

that he would deliver us;

yea, insomuch that he did speak peace to our souls,

and did grant unto us great faith,

and did cause us that we should hope for our deliverance in him.

Alma 58:15

And it came to pass that when they saw

that we were not strong, according to our numbers,

and fearing that we should cut them off from their support

except they should come out to battle against us and kill us,

and also supposing that they could easily destroy us with their numerous hosts,

therefore they began to make preparations to come out against us to battle.

Alma 58:36

And if it is not so,

behold, we fear that there is some faction in the government,

that they do not send more men to our assistance;

for we know that they are more numerous than that which they have sent.