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Notes and Communications: The Marketplace

TitleNotes and Communications: The Marketplace
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1995
AuthorsHunt, Jr, Wallace E.
JournalJournal of Book of Mormon Studies
Volume4
Issue2
Pagination138-141
Type of ArticleNotes and Communications
KeywordsBook of Mormon Geography; Culture; Economics; Marketplace; Mesoamerica; Nephi (Son of Helaman)
Abstract

The small detail of the “chief market” mentioned in the story of Nephi’s prayer on his tower (Helaman 7:10) corresponds well to what is known of marketplaces in ancient Mesoamerica.

URLhttps://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol4/iss2/7

Scripture Reference

Helaman 7:10