“Synagogues Built in the Land of Ishmael”

Brant Gardner

Culture: The building of synagogues in Ishmael and the presence of a synagogue in Jerusalem suggests that, whatever actual form the synagogue might have taken, the practice was derived from Nephite tradition and continued by Nephite defectors who became Nehorites. (For more information on synagogues, see commentary accompanying Alma 16:13 and 2 Nephi 26:25–26.)

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 4

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