Sword of Laban
Precious weapon Nephi took in Jerusalem, later a sacred Nephite heirloom and pattern.
20 documents · 3 libraries · 1993–2025
Emphasis over time
Peak: 6 documents in 2024
Documents tagged with this topic each year. Libraries cover different years (Liahona starts in 2021), so the rate compares eras more fairly than the count.
Where it lives
- Scripture Central12 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies7 documents
- Interpreter1 document
Latest
Interpreter
Noel Hudson · 2025
Scripture Central
What Kinds of Swords Did Book of Mormon Peoples Use? (opens in a new tab)
Jul 2024
Scripture Central
Why Did the Nephites Preserve Some Items as “National Treasures”? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Apr 2024
Scripture Central
Why Was the Sword of Laban So Important to Nephite Leaders? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Apr 2024
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Cumorah's Cave (opens in a new tab)
Cameron J. Packer · 2004
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Near Eastern Weapon Parallels (opens in a new tab)
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies · 1999
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Swords and Cimeters in the Book of Mormon (opens in a new tab)
Matthew Roper · 1999
Earliest
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Nephi's Jerusalem and Laban's Sword (opens in a new tab)
William J. Adams Jr. · 1993
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