“Which Was Written by the Finger of God”

Alan C. Miner

According to Daniel Ludlow, in Amulek's introduction, he mentions he is "the son of Giddonah, who was the son of Ishmael, who was a descendant of Aminadi . . . who interpreted the writing which was upon the wall of the temple, which was written by the finger of God" (Alma 10:2). This is the only time Aminadi is mentioned, and our present Book of Mormon gives no further details concerning the writing upon the wall of the temple written by the finger of God. Evidently an account of this incident was recorded on the large plates of Nephi, but Mormon did not include it in his abridgment. [Daniel H. Ludlow, A Companion to Your Study of the Book of Mormon, p. 198]

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

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