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Botanical Comparisons in the Allegory of the Olive Tree

TitleBotanical Comparisons in the Allegory of the Olive Tree
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication1990
AuthorsHess, Wilford M.
EditorNyman, Monte S., and Charles D. Tate, Jr.
Book TitleThe Book of Mormon: Jacob Through Words of Mormon, To Learn With Joy
Chapter5
Series Volume4
Pagination87-102
PublisherReligious Studies Center, Brigham Young University
CityProvo, UT
KeywordsAllegory; Botany; Jacob; Olive Tree; Zenos (Prophet)
URLhttps://rsc.byu.edu/archived/book-mormon-jacob-through-words-mormon-learn-joy/botanical-comparisons-allegory-olive-tree

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Chapter 5: Botanical Comparisons in the Allegory of the Olive Tree

Wilford M. Hess

From a botanical point of view, Jacob 5 in the Book of Mormon is one of the most interesting chapters in all scriptures. Not only was the science of horticulture well established in biblical ti