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English
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Book of Mormon Tribal Affiliation and Military Castes
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Warfare in the Book of Mormon
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Deseret Book Company
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"This article demonstrates that military and political leadership among the Nephites and related peoples was often a responsibility inherited from one's father. The acceptance of this thesis makes it possible to understand certain aspects of Book of Mormon social structure, the conduct of war, and the martial viewpoint of the book's abridger, Mormon. We begin with an examination of what appears to be a tribal structure among Book of Mormon peoples. For this purpose, we define the tribe as it is known today among the Arabs, whose social structure is akin to that of the ancient Israelites." [Author]