Book of Mormon weights and measures
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Metals in the Book of Mormon
(particularly in Alma
chapter 11) are used to describe a weight measurement system as follows:
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...
(particularly in Alma
Book of Alma
The Book of Alma is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. The full title is The Book of Alma: The Son of Alma. The title refers to Alma the Younger, a prophet and "chief judge" of the Nephites.-Historical Outline:...
chapter 11) are used to describe a weight measurement system as follows:
Gold
- Senine = 0.5 seon [sean] = barley measure = any grain measure = judge's wages for a day
- Antion = 3 shiblon = 1.5 senine
- Seon [sean] = 2 senine = 0.5 shum
- Shum = 2 seon [sean]
- Limnah = 'the value of them all'
Silver
- Senum = senine = barley measure = any grain measure
- Amnor = 2 senums
- Ezrom [ezrum] = 4 senums
- Onti [anti] = 'as great as them all'
- ZeezromZeezromAccording to the Book of Mormon, Zeezrom was an ancient American lawyer who sought to destroy the liberty of the Nephites via his legal practice. He was converted to the gospel by Alma the Younger and his missionary companion Amulek...
offered six onties to AmulekAmulekAmulek is a key figure from the Book of Alma, a section of the Book of Mormon.-Mission to Ammonihah:According to Alma, chapters 8-14, Amulek, in 82 B.C., accompanied the prophet Alma the Younger on a mission to the wicked city of Ammonihah, where he preached the Gospel and contended with the...
if the latter would reject his belief in God.
- Zeezrom
Unknown, but possibly Silver
- Shiblon = 0.5 senum = 0.5 barley measure = 2 shiblum [shilum] = ⅓ antion
- Shiblum [shilum] = 2 leah = 0.5 shiblon
- Leah = 0.5 shiblum [shilum] = 0.25 shiblon = 0.125 senum/senine
External links
- Anachronisms, FAIR Topical Guide, Foundation for Apologetic Information & ResearchFoundation for Apologetic Information & ResearchThe Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research is a non-profit organization that specializes in Mormon apologetics and responds to criticism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . FAIR is made up of volunteers who seek to answer questions submitted to its web site...