“So Many of the Children of Nephi or So Many of Those Who Were Descendants of Nephi”

Alan C. Miner

Mormon seems to make an effort in Mosiah 25:2 to distinguish actual "children of Nephi" or "descendants of Nephi" from those people who were politically considered as children of Nephi or who were generally referred to as "Nephites." [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]

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

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