Tag: Tree of Life
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Ancient religious significance of trees
Genesis 12:6 in the KJV Bible reads like this And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. Reading a different translation last week, I noticed that “plain” is from the Hebrew word, “elon”. This appears to be a bad translation. Elon means…
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Old Testament Temple Symbolism — Exodus 25
My list of topics to study almost always far exceeds my time constraints. As a result, I often find myself unable to get to something in a reasonably timely manner. When I do manage to go back and study that topic, I inevitably find myself wishing I had learned those lessons earlier! This post is…
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More on food/drink metaphors appearing together with judgment
I admit it\’s a strange connection that I posted about before, but there seems to be more examples than what can be brushed off as coincidence. I gave four in the last post. There are more. But first, let\’s recap: Book of Mormon prophets talk about standing before God to be judged according to our…
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Alma's teachings on "the word"
Compare Alma 32:28 28 Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin…
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What if the “Rod of Iron” in Lehi’s dream wasn’t a handrail?
In this paper by David Calabro, an interesting Egyptian wordplay is pointed out: Matthew Bowen has pointed out that the rod of iron in Lehi’s dream, which signifies the word of God, according to 1 Nephi 11:25 and 15:23–24, has an interesting parallel in the Egyptian word mdw, which means both “staff, rod” and “speech,…
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Dust and fruit: Symbolism in the Garden of Eden and beyond
Long post warning! I have been fascinated with symbols and symbolism in the gospel for a long time. Finding meaning in symbols is a great way for me to learn eternal truths. I do realize that others might find different meanings in the same symbols teaching them equally important truths. I don’t think there always…
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The Feast of Tabernacles, the Fountain of Living Water, and the Tree of Life
In John 7, Jesus famously declares himself to be the Fountain of Living Water. This happens during the Feast of the Tabernacles. It is interesting to note the important context here. In antiquity the Feast of Tabernacles was loaded with symbolism. Following the animal sacrifice at the altar of the temple, the priests would retrieve…
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1 Nephi 12:18 and the Sword of Justice
I read a very interesting item about an error in the current Book of Mormon text compared to the original manuscript, found in 1 Nephi 12:18, described by Royal Skousen: The phrase “the word of the justice of the eternal God” (in 1 Nephi 12:18), which in the original manuscript read “the sword of the justice of the eternal…
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1 Nephi 11:35-36, the Wisdom and Pride of the World versus the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb
35 And the multitude of the earth was gathered together; and I beheld that they were in a large and spacious building, like unto the building which my father saw. And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Behold the world and the wisdom thereof; yea, behold the house of Israel hath gathered together…