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Biblical Knowledge in Early America
| Title | Biblical Knowledge in Early America |
| Publication Type | Magazine Article |
| Year of Publication | 1950 |
| Authors | Jackson, Valton E., and W. Russell Palfreyman |
| Magazine | The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Pagination | 136–137 |
| Date Published | May 1950 |
| Keywords | Hebraic Indian Theory; Holy Bible; Native Americans; Pre-Columbian American History; Pre-Columbian Contact |
| Abstract | This article quotes exclusively from Dewey Farnsworth’s The Americas before Columbus and the scriptures (Genesis 49:22-26, John 10:16) to show that American Indians are descended from the House of Israel and were acquainted with biblical stories (e.g., House of Noah, Abraham, Jacob) prior to contact with Europeans. |
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Bibliographic Citation
"Biblical Knowledge in Early America." The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star 112, no. 5 (1950): 136-137.
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