“Hagoth”

Alan C. Miner

According to Hugh Nibley, the name "Hagoth" (Alma 63:5) is a very interesting name. It is a Mycenaean name--you'd expect that. Remember, in Lehi's day Israel was full of Greeks. The Egyptians were in occupation. Egyptian weights and measures and the Egyptian calendar were used. And the whole twenty-sixth dynasty was supported by Greek mercenaries. They occupied all the coast towns of Palestine in the time of Lehi [and Mulek]. . . . so you are going to get occasional Greek names in the Book of Mormon. [Hugh W. Nibley, Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 3, p. 195]

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

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