Six women are mentioned by name in the Book of Mormon. They are Eve, Mary, Sarah, Sariah, Abish, and Isabel. A seventh, Rahab, is not mentioned as a person, but figuratively in a quotation of Isaiah (2 Nephi 8:9 – “Art thou not he that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?”).
Why so few women mentioned by name? I don’t know. But if you count the names in the Pronouncing Guide (343), subtract the seven women’s names, the place names, and the other names, you find 206 names remaining. By going through the list and listing those that are readily recognizable as either good guys or bad guys, I come up with 32 percent bad guys and 68 percent good guys. The percentages are much different for the women. Five of the six (or six of the seven) are righteous, giving us 83 (or 86) percent of the women as righteous.
Does this mean anything? I doubt it.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
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It may not mean anything but that is pretty neat to know.
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