The Nephites later reckoned time from the sign of the birth of Christ (3 Ne.1:1), which marked a major political reform ending five centuries of Nephitekingship (Jacob 1:9-11 Alma 1:1), during which the years of each king's reign wereprobably counted according to typical ancient practices (1 Ne. Time was also measured from the commencement of the reign of the judges (c.Years were counted from the time LEHI left Jerusalem (Enos 1:25 Mosiah 6:4) not only was this an important date of origin, but also an angel had said that the Savior would come "in 600 years" from that time (1 Ne. Internal Nephite Chronology.Nephites kept careful track of time from at least three reference points: Even less information exists about JAREDITE chronology (Sorensen, 1969).ġ. However, its chronology has not been unequivocally tied to other calendars because of uncertainties in biblical dates and lack of details about the Nephite calendars. The Book of Mormon contains a chronology that is internally consistent over the thousand-year NEPHITE history, with precise Nephite dates for several events, including the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. 169-171.Ĭopyright © 1992 by Macmillan Publishing Company Reprinted from Encyclopedia of Mormonism,ĭaniel H. Book of Mormon Chronology Book of Mormon Chronology
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