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Angola (Book of Mormon)
Angola (
/ænˈɡoʊ.lə/[1]) is a city mentioned in the Book of Mormon. It was located near or in the north countries and was the site of a portion of the long and final battle between the Nephites and the Lamanites.
The city is identified in only one verse, Mormon 2:4. The Nephites retreated towards the north countries and came to Angola and fortified the city during the period of A.C. 327–328,[when?] but were unable to withstand the Lamanites' attacks and were driven from the city.[2] Mormon 2:5 might be interpreted in such a way as to suggest that Angola was located somewhere in the land of David.[3]
It has been argued that Joseph Smith, Jr. named the Book of Mormon city after Angola, New York.[4] Mormon apologists have pointed out that while the Book of Mormon was first published in 1830, the New York settlement did not adopt the name "Angola" until 1855.[5]
References
- ^ LDS.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved 2012-02-25), IPA-ified from «ăn-gō´la»
- ^ George Reynolds (1891). A Dictionary of the Book of Mormon. Jos. Hyrum Parry. p. 80. http://books.google.com/books?id=yGUoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=Angola+%22Book+of+Mormon%22&source=bl&ots=hxdOglPzIq&sig=PVKoFFiWuDkoLLTpk0zu2Hjtmhs&hl=en&ei=KK_BSfrbKYnOsAPSpI3hBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result.
- ^ Joseph Smith, Orson Pratt (1913). The Book of Mormon. Forgotten Books. p. 613. ISBN 1-60506-817-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=WjG-lGNkBJEC&pg=PA613&lpg=PA613&dq=%22Mormon+2:4%22&source=bl&ots=Cdi7V-SjrI&sig=o2tOkRljbEsMVb-TNVa4gUz7hqA&hl=en&ei=T63BSeXOEYKqsAPI1b39Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result.
- ^ Phil Hart (2008). The Book of Imaginary Indians: Ancient Traditions and Modern Caricatures in the White Man's Quest for Meaning (Lincoln, NE: iUniverse) pp. 8–12.
- ^ "Book of Mormon/Plagiarism accusations/Place names from North America", Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, fairwiki.org.
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