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Book of Moses

part of the scriptural canon of the LDS movement; originally Genesis 1–6 of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible; today published as part of the Pearl of Great Price
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Book of Moses

Summary

Book of Moses is a religious text[1]. It draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (religious_text category, ranking #83 of 234).[2]

Key Facts

  • Book of Moses authored Joseph Smith[3].
  • Book of Moses's instance of is recorded as religious text[4].
  • Book of Moses's genre is recorded as Mormon literature[5].
  • Moses is named after Book of Moses[6].
  • Book of Moses's based on is recorded as Genesis 1[7].
  • Book of Moses's based on is recorded as Genesis 2[8].
  • Book of Moses's based on is recorded as Genesis 3[9].
  • Book of Moses's based on is recorded as Genesis 4[10].
  • Book of Moses's based on is recorded as Genesis 5[11].
  • Book of Moses's based on is recorded as Genesis 6[12].
  • Book of Moses's part of is recorded as Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible[13].
  • Book of Moses's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Book of Moses's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/041sqg[15].
  • Book of Moses's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/moses[16].
  • Book of Moses's published in is recorded as Pearl of Great Price[17].
  • Book of Moses's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Selections from the Book of Moses'}[18].
  • Book of Moses's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'An extract from the translation of the Bible as revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet, June 1830–February 1831'}[19].
  • Book of Moses's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The words of God, which he spake unto Moses at a time when Moses was caught up into an exceedingly high mountain,'}[20].
  • Book of Moses's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'And God said unto Noah: The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is filled with violence, and behold I will destroy all flesh from off the earth.'}[21].

Body

Works and Contributions

Book of Moses authored Joseph Smith[3].

Why It Matters

Book of Moses draws 149 Wikipedia views per month (religious_text category, ranking #83 of 234).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Joseph Smith

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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