"They Did Fell the Tree"

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The Hanging of Zemnarihah as a Ritual Resolution for Nephite Trauma

Daniel L. Belnap, "'They Did Fell the Tree': The Hanging of Zemnarihah as a Ritual Resolution for Nephite Trauma," in They Shall Grow Together: The Bible in the Book of Mormon, ed. Charles Swift and Nicholas J. Frederick (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book), 143‒78.

Daniel L. Belnap is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University.

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They Shall Grow Together

The Bible in the Book of Mormon

Charles Swift and Nicholas J. Frederick, Editors

"They Did Fell the Tree"

The Hanging of Zemnarihah as a Ritual Resolution for Nephite Trauma

Daniel L. Belnap

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