“One Priest to Every Fifty of Their Number”

Alan C. Miner

If mention is made of "one priest to every fifty" of Alma's group (Mosiah 18:18), then the number of Alma's followers had probably grown to at least 100 or more people by this time. Mormon later affirms the number of Alma's followers to be 450 (Mosiah 18:35)

Step by Step Through the Book of Mormon: A Cultural Commentary

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