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I Have A Question: What were the ages of Helaman’s ‘stripling warriors’?

TitleI Have A Question: What were the ages of Helaman’s ‘stripling warriors’?
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1992
AuthorsTvedtnes, John A.
MagazineEnsign
Volume22
Issue Number9
Pagination28
Date PublishedSeptember 1992
KeywordsAge; Helaman (Son of Alma the Younger); Law of Moses; Laws; Legal; Stripling Warriors; Warfare
Abstract

Using the law of Moses’ stipulation that Israelite soldiers be at least twenty years old, Tvedtnes examines the circumstances and time frame surrounding the people of Ammon, their oath, and their sons’ appearance as valiant soldiers. Concludes that it is highly probable that the stripling warriors were between 21 and 26.
URLhttps://www.lds.org/ensign/1992/09/i-have-a-question/what-were-the-ages-of-helamans-stripling-warriors?lang=eng

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