Monday, March 3, 2014

Book of Abraham Facsimile No. 1

I heard a theory recently that the facsimile from the book of Abraham had been mis-interpreted by Joseph Smith. Today I was reading in Abraham 1 when I came across a direct reference to the facsimile by Abraham itself.
12 And it came to pass that the priests laid violence upon me, that they might slay me also, as they did those virgins upon this altar; and that you may have a knowledge of this altar, I will refer you to the representation at the commencement of this record.
 13 It was made after the form of a bedstead, such as was had among the Chaldeans, and it stood before the gods of Elkenah, Libnah, Mahmackrah, Korash, and also a god like unto that of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
 14 That you may have an understanding of these gods, I have given you the fashion of them in the figures at the beginning, which manner of figures is called by the Chaldeans Rahleenos, which signifies hieroglyphics.
 My faith is that the facsimile is translated correctly.

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