The Brother of Jared Began to Be Old Chronology

Alan C. Miner

Soon after the Jaredites arrived in the promised land, "the brother of Jared began to be old, and saw that he must soon go down to the grave" (Ether 6:19). According to Glenn Scott, the brother of Jared was contemporary with the biblical patriarchs Peleg and Reu, who lived 239 years (see KJV Genesis 11:18-19) or 339 years (see Septuagint Genesis 11:18-21). The years that the Jaredites had spent in the wilderness, must have been "many" indeed (see Ether 3:3). [Glenn A. Scott, Voices from the Dust: New Light on an Ancient American Record, p. 45]

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

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