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[[File: Moroni - Book of Mormon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Captain Moroni raises the "Title of Liberty", as found in the 1910 book ''Cities in the Sun''.|alt=A figure (presumably Captain Moroni) stands with arms aloft at the top of a wide set of outdoor stairs that appear to descend from a large public building; implicitly, in the context of the Book of Mormon, a religious edifice like a temple. Two figures flank Captain Moroni, one seated and the other standing, a few steps down. Behind them, a the building looms, with two gaping square-arched entrances. Crowds seem to be trailing out from each. At the bottom of the steps, another crowd gathers. They are animated, and many have their arms raised up. Captain Moroni has evidently energized the crowd, rallying them to arms in defense of Nephite society.]] | [[File: Moroni - Book of Mormon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Captain Moroni raises the "Title of Liberty", as found in the 1910 book ''Cities in the Sun''.|alt=A figure (presumably Captain Moroni) stands with arms aloft at the top of a wide set of outdoor stairs that appear to descend from a large public building; implicitly, in the context of the Book of Mormon, a religious edifice like a temple. Two figures flank Captain Moroni, one seated and the other standing, a few steps down. Behind them, a the building looms, with two gaping square-arched entrances. Crowds seem to be trailing out from each. At the bottom of the steps, another crowd gathers. They are animated, and many have their arms raised up. Captain Moroni has evidently energized the crowd, rallying them to arms in defense of Nephite society.]] | ||
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'''The Book of Alma: The Son of Alma''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|m|ə}}),<ref> | '''The Book of Alma: The Son of Alma''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|m|ə}}),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/say-now-shibboleth-or-maybe-cumorah/|title=Say Now Shibboleth, or Maybe Cumorah|access-date=February 15, 2012|website=The Interpreter Foundation|first=Loren |last=Blake Spendlove}}</ref> usually referred to as the '''Book of Alma''', is one of the books that make up the [[Book of Mormon]]. The title refers to [[Alma the Younger]], a prophet and "chief judge" of the Nephites. Alma is the longest book in the Book of Mormon, consisting of sixty-three chapters<ref>{{lds|Book of Alma|Alma}}</ref> and taking up almost one-third of the book's volume. | ||
==Narrative== | ==Narrative== | ||
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The Book of Alma is the longest of all the books of the Book of Mormon, consisting of 63 chapters. The book records the first 39 years of what the [[Nephite]]s termed "the reign of the judges", a period in which the Nephite nation adopted a [[Constitutional theocracy|constitutional theocratic government]] in which the judicial and executive branches of the government were combined. | The Book of Alma is the longest of all the books of the Book of Mormon, consisting of 63 chapters. The book records the first 39 years of what the [[Nephite]]s termed "the reign of the judges", a period in which the Nephite nation adopted a [[Constitutional theocracy|constitutional theocratic government]] in which the judicial and executive branches of the government were combined. | ||
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Narrative
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- Alma the Younger
- Gideon
- Nephihah
- Sons of Mosiah
- Amulek
- Zoram2
- Ammon
- Melek
- Lehonti
- Helaman
- Shiblon
- Corianton
- Captain Moroni
- Two thousand stripling warriors
- Teancum
- Laman4
- Gid
- Teomner
- Pahoran
- Moronihah
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External links
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- Story of the Book of Mormon - Alma: An educational summary of this book