Lyle H. Hamblin

Lyle H. Hamblin was raised in Arizona and earned a BA in History from BYU-I, attended the BYU Jerusalem Center, and earned an MA in Near Eastern Studies (emphasizing Arabic) from the University of Arizona. Lyle served his mission in Virginia, has taught school for the last decade, and teaches economics and history in Maricopa, Arizona, where he lives with his wife and four children and enjoys serving in the Church.

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Proper Names and Political Claims: Semitic Echoes as Foundations for Claims to the Nephite Throne

by Lyle H. Hamblin | undefined 60 | 03-01-2024

Abstract: The Book of Mormon contains examples of phonemes in character names that resemble Semitic root words. The possible meanings of the names and their timing in the Book of Mormon narrative provide a deeper level of context to the Nephite political challenges in the books of Mosiah through 3 Nephi. Specifically, the English phonemes for […]

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