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|summary=A fascinating issue on climate is the seasons of war and agriculture described in the Book of Mormon, mostly between Alma 9 and Alma 47. Several examples provide specific months and days of the battle (e.g., Alma 16:1). A comparison of the seasons of war and agriculture between the Book of Mormon and Mesoamerica shows a high correlation.
 
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==Secret Combinations==
 
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|title=Secret Combinations, Warfare, and Captive Sacrifice in Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon
 
|author=Bruce W. Warren
 
|publication=Warfare in the Book of Mormon
 
|date=1990
 
|summary=The source of secret combinations in the Book of Mormon is given in the following passage: Satan "did plot with Cain, that if he would murder his brother Abel it should not be known unto the world. And he did plot with Cain and his followers from that time forth. And also it is that same being who put it into the hearts of the people to build a tower sufficiently high that they might get to heaven. And it was that same being who led on the people who came from that tower into this land; who spread the works of darkness and abominations over all the face of the land, until he dragged the people down to an entire destruction, and to an everlasting hell" (Helaman 6:27-28).
 
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===Swords===
 
 
 
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|title=Swords in the Book of Mormon
 
|author=William J. Hamblin, A. Brent Merrill
 
|publication=Warfare in the Book of Mormon
 
|date=1990
 
|summary=The Book of Mormon mentions the sword 156 times, more than any other weapon. For the sake of discussion, we have divided its usage into two categories: literary or metaphorical and military-technical. We have classified seventy-eight instances as metaphorical and seventy-eight as technical (though many occurrences are ambiguous and could fall in either category). There are four major types of sword metaphors used in the Book of Mormon: fighting or warfare in general, violent death, military vigilance, and divine power. The book metaphorically describes fighting in battle with eighteen different sword phrases, violent death with seven major metaphors, military preparedness with two phrases, and divine power with five metaphors.
 
 
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===Cimeters/Scimiters===
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{{:Source: Egyptian Scimiter from Tell El-Dab'a in the Eastern Nile Delta}}
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{{:Source:Roper:Swords and "Cimeters" in the Book of Mormon:JBMS 8:1:a strange double-curved weapon held in the left hand of the warrior figure on the Loltún cave relief}}
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===Bows and Arrows===
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|title=The Bow and Arrow in the Book of Mormon
 
|author=William J. Hamblin
 
|publication=Warfare in the Book of Mormon
 
|date=1990
 
|summary=After the sword, the bow is the second most frequently mentioned weapon in the Book of Mormon. Bows are mentioned twenty-two times, arrows twenty-six. In fourteen cases the bow and arrow are mentioned together; in eight cases, the bow is mentioned alone; in twelve, the arrow alone. In most cases, the bow is simply mentioned as a weapon with no additional details. However, several significant incidents give some indication of the nature and use of the Book of Mormon bow.
 
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Warfare in the Book of Mormon: Defense


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Warfare in the Book of Mormon: Oaths taken by warriors


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Warfare in the Book of Mormon: Seasonality of Warfare

Summary: A fascinating issue on climate is the seasons of war and agriculture described in the Book of Mormon, mostly between Alma 9 and Alma 47. Several examples provide specific months and days of the battle (e.g., Alma 16:1). A comparison of the seasons of war and agriculture between the Book of Mormon and Mesoamerica shows a high correlation.


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Warfare in the Book of Mormon: Tactics and strategy


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Warfare in the Book of Mormon: Secret combinations


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Weapons in the Book of Mormon


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