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Botanical Comparisons in the Allegory of the Olive Tree
Title | Botanical Comparisons in the Allegory of the Olive Tree |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 1990 |
Authors | Hess, Wilford M. |
Editor | Nyman, Monte S., and Charles D. Tate, Jr. |
Book Title | The Book of Mormon: Jacob Through Words of Mormon, To Learn With Joy |
Chapter | 5 |
Series Volume | 4 |
Pagination | 87-102 |
Publisher | Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University |
City | Provo, UT |
Keywords | Allegory; Botany; Jacob; Olive Tree; Zenos (Prophet) |
URL | https://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