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King Benjamin used the ancient near eastern practice of parallelism in his famous speech. Image via lds.org
April 21, 2016
KnoWhy #83; Mosiah 5:11
Why Did King Benjamin Use Poetic Parallels So Extensively?
Mormon Abridging the Plates by Tom Lovell
April 14, 2016
KnoWhy #78; Words of Mormon 1:3
Why is “Words of Mormon” at the End of the Small Plates?
Stela 5 at Takalik Abaj, El Asintal, Retalhuleu, Guatemala, showing an early example of a Long Count date. Altar 8 lies before it. Image via wikimedia Commons
April 13, 2016
KnoWhy #77; Omni 1:20
Why was Coriantumr's Record Engraved on a "Large Stone"?
Plates and Lineage via Book of Mormon Central, featuring Mormon Abridging the Plates by Tom Lovell and The Gold Plates by Jerry Thompson
April 12, 2016
KnoWhy #76; Jarom 1:1
Why Were Genealogies Important to Book of Mormon Peoples?
Olive Grove via surfingbird.ru
April 5, 2016
KnoWhy #71; Jacob 5:9–10
Why Did Zenos Give So Many Details about Raising Good Olives?
Olive Orchard by Vincent van Gogh.
March 31, 2016
KnoWhy #67; Jacob 5:1
Is Anything Known of the Prophet Zenos Outside of the Book of Mormon?
Eight Witnesses View the Book of Mormon Plates by Dale Kilbourn
March 15, 2016
KnoWhy #54; 2 Nephi 27:12–13
Who Are the "Few" Who Were Permitted to See the Plates?
The Four Species used in the festivities of Sukkot
February 12, 2016
KnoWhy #32; 2 Nephi 6:4
Did Jacob Refer to Ancient Israelite Autumn Festivals?
The ruins of the island of Elephantine
February 11, 2016
KnoWhy #31; 2 Nephi 5:16
Did Ancient Israelites Build Temples Outside of Jerusalem?
Nephi's Psalm. Image by Book of Mormon Central
February 10, 2016
KnoWhy #30; 2 Nephi 4:16–17
Is "Nephi's Psalm" Really a Psalm?
Shakespeare and Lehi. Image by Book of Mormon Central
February 4, 2016
KnoWhy #26; 2 Nephi 1:14
Did Lehi Quote Shakespeare?
Leaves of the Gold Plates
January 29, 2016
KnoWhy #22; 1 Nephi 19:1
What Kind of Ore did Nephi Use to Make the Plates?
Various Sailing Vessels in Antiquity
January 28, 2016
KnoWhy #21; 1 Nephi 18:8
Did Ancient People Sail the Seas?
January 27, 2016
KnoWhy #20; 1 Nephi 17:5
Why Would Nephi Call the Ocean "Irreantum"?
Nahom Altar
January 26, 2016
KnoWhy #19; 1 Nephi 16:34
Who Called Ishmael's Burial Place Nahom?
Assyrian relief of archers in battle
January 25, 2016
KnoWhy #18; 1 Nephi 15:24
What are the “Fiery Darts of the Adversary” Spoken of by Nephi?
The Heavenly Court, the apse in St. Benedict Parish
January 22, 2016
KnoWhy #17; 1 Nephi 15:8
How Did God Call His Prophets in Ancient Times?
A deep wadi illustrating the great and terrible gulf in Lehi's dream
January 19, 2016
KnoWhy #14; 1 Nephi 12:18
What was the Great and Terrible Gulf in Lehi’s Dream?
Servant and El by Jody Livingston
January 15, 2016
KnoWhy #12; 1 Nephi 10:17
Did Pre-Christian Prophets Know About Christ?
The Tree of Life bearing white fruit
January 13, 2016
KnoWhy #10; 1 Nephi 8:11
What Fruit is White?
Sariah
January 11, 2016
KnoWhy #8; 1 Nephi 5:1
Were Any Ancient Israelite Women Named Sariah?
Walls of Jerusalem
January 8, 2016
KnoWhy #7; 1 Nephi 4:4
Did Jerusalem Have Walls Around It?
Satelite image of Israel
January 7, 2016
KnoWhy #6; 1 Nephi 3:4
Why Does Nephi Always Go Down to the Wilderness and Up to Jerusalem?
Lehi in the desert
January 6, 2016
KnoWhy #5; 1 Nephi 2:9–10
Did Lehi Use the Poetry of the Ancient Bedouin?
Hieratic Ostracon from Arad
January 5, 2016
KnoWhy #4; 1 Nephi 1:2
Did Ancient Israelites Write in Egyptian?