“And His Brother Did Rise Up in Rebellion Against Him”

Brant Gardner

The political intrigue that is the liet motif of the Jaredite kings continues with the rebellion of Kim’s brother. What continues to be interesting is the way that the king-list ignores an usurper who sits on the throne. Levi rebels “against the king of the land,” but the king-list shows Levi as the next king after Kim. This continues to tell us that the king-list has been manipulated, and is not intended to provide accurate history. This is the modified history of a particular family line – or at least claimants to that line.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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