In Mosiah 6:4, we learn that Mosiah takes over for his father at age 30, about 476 years from the time Lehi left Jerusalem.
Twenty-three chapters later, we find out the Mosiah dies at age 63, about 509 years after Lehi left Jerusalem.
Simple math, yes, but these are details that need to be kept in mind for several days, along with dozens of other important details. Also remember that the story of Lehi as we have it was not dictated until after Mosiah was completed. The Book of Mosiah is complicated.
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I'm still thinking about the concept of skin color in the Book of Mormon, in light of the association between dark skin, filthiness, and...
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Lord Wilmore posted: History shows Josiah's death in 609 BC and other sons reigning before Zedekiah (who was only 8 when his father d...