Jacob 3:6-10
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Verse 8
- Whiter: This seems to be a rhetorical technique suggesting that the Lamanites have a darker skin than the Nephites, but are "whiter" (i.e. "more pure"; cf. 2 Ne 30:6) spiritually. (See Tvedtnes article below.)
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Verse 8
- Tvedtnes on racism: See The Charge of "Racism" in the Book of Mormon by John A. Tvedtnes.
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