“Helaman”

Alan C. Miner

In Alma 31:7 we find that the eldest of Alma's sons was named "Helaman." According to Hugh Nibley, that's a very interesting thing since they have changed the Egyptian r's to l's in so many cases in the last few years. Helaman is simply the well-known Egyptian word Hr Imn, the "countenance of Amon." [Hugh W. Nibley, Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 2, p. 431]

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

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