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Old Testament Revision, John Whitmer First Copy

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Old Testament Revision, between Dec. 1830 and early Jan. 1831; handwriting of
John Whitmer

27 Aug. 1802–11 July 1878. Farmer, stock raiser, newspaper editor. Born in Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Whitmer Sr. and Mary Musselman. Member of German Reformed Church, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York. Baptized by Oliver Cowdery, June 1829, most likely in Seneca...

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; sixteen pages; CHL.
This copy of the Old Testament Revision remained in the Whitmer family until 1903, when it was acquired by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community of Christ).
1

Jackson and Faulring, “Old Testament Manuscript 3,” 116.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Jackson, Kent P., and Scott H. Faulring. “Old Testament Manuscript 3: An Early Transcript of the Book of Moses.” Mormon Historical Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 113–144.

In 2024, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints acquired the manuscript from the Community of Christ, and it is now held at the Church History Library in Salt Lake City.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    Jackson and Faulring, “Old Testament Manuscript 3,” 116.

    Jackson, Kent P., and Scott H. Faulring. “Old Testament Manuscript 3: An Early Transcript of the Book of Moses.” Mormon Historical Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 113–144.

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John Whitmer

27 Aug. 1802–11 July 1878. Farmer, stock raiser, newspaper editor. Born in Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Whitmer Sr. and Mary Musselman. Member of German Reformed Church, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York. Baptized by Oliver Cowdery, June 1829, most likely in Seneca...

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moved from
New York

Located in northeast region of U.S. Area settled by Dutch traders, 1620s; later governed by Britain, 1664–1776. Admitted to U.S. as state, 1788. Population in 1810 about 1,000,000; in 1820 about 1,400,000; in 1830 about 1,900,000; and in 1840 about 2,400,...

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Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Ohio, in early January 1831, he made a copy of Old Testament Revision 1. This copy includes the first 19 pages and the first five lines of page 20 of the revision (Moses 1; Genesis 1–5). It is possible Whitmer only copied part of the revision manuscript, or that he copied as much as had been dictated by January 1831. The specific circumstances for making this copy are unknown. It was kept in the Whitmer family until 1903, when the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints acquired it.
1

Jackson and Faulring, “Old Testament Manuscript 3,” 116.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Jackson, Kent P., and Scott H. Faulring. “Old Testament Manuscript 3: An Early Transcript of the Book of Moses.” Mormon Historical Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 113–144.

For more information on JS’s Bible revision project, see Historical Introduction to Old Testament Revision 1.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    Jackson and Faulring, “Old Testament Manuscript 3,” 116.

    Jackson, Kent P., and Scott H. Faulring. “Old Testament Manuscript 3: An Early Transcript of the Book of Moses.” Mormon Historical Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 113–144.

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Visions of Moses, June 1830 [Moses 1]

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Canaan were 910 years & he died & Mahalaleel lived 65 years & he begat Jared & Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared 830 years & begat sons & daughters & all the days of Mahalaleel were 895 & he died & Jared lived 162 years & begat Enoch & Jared lived after he begat Enoch 800 years & begat sons & daughters & Jared taught Enoch in all the ways of God & & this is the genealogy of the sons of God which was the sons of Adam with whom God himself covenanted & they were Preachers of righteousness & spake and Prophesied & called upon all men every where to repent & faith was taught unto the children of men & it came to pass that all the days of Jared were 962 years & he died & Enoch lived 65 years & begat mathusall & it came to pass that Enoch Journe[ye]d in the land among the people & as he Journed the spirit of God decended out of Heaven & abode upon him & he heard a voice from Heaven saying Enoch my son prophecy unto this people & say unto them repent for thus saith the Lord I am angery with this People & my fierce anger is kindeled against them for their hearts have waxed & their ears are dull of hearing & their eyes cannot see afar off & for these many generations even since the day that I created them have they gone astray & have denied me & have sought their own councils in the dark & in their own abominations have they devised murder & have not kept the commandments which I gave unto their father Adam wherefore they have forsworn themselves & by their oaths they have eat[en] unto themselves death & an Hell I have prepared for them if they repent not & this is a decree sent forth in the beginning of the world from mine own mouth from the foundation thereof & by the mouths of my Servants thy fathers have I decreed it even as it shall be sent forth in the world unto th[e] end thereof & when Enoch had heard these words he bowed himself to the Earth before the Lord & spake before the Lord saying why is it that I have found favour in thy sight & am but a lad & all the People hate me for I am slow of speech wherefore am I thy servant & the Lord said unto Enoch go forth & do as I have commanded thee | & no man shall pierce thee open thy mouth & it shall be filled I will give the[e] utterance for all flesh is in my hands & I will do as seemeth me good say unto this people choose ye this [day] a god who made you behold my spirit is upon you wherefore all thy words will will I justify & the mountains shall flee before you & the Rivers shall turn from their course & thou shalt abide in me & I in you therefore walk with me & the Lord spake unto Enoch & said unto him anoint thine eyes with clay wash them & thou shalt see & he did so & he beheld the spirits that god had created & he beheld also things which were not visible & from thenceforth came the saying abroad in the land a seer hath the Lord raised up unto his people & it came to pass that Enoch went forth in the land among the People standing upon the hills & the high places & cried with a loud voice testifying against their works & all men were offended because of him & they came forth to hear him upon the high places saying unto the tent keepers tarry thou here while & keep the tents while we go yonder to behold the seer for behold he prophesieth & there is a strange thing in the land a wild man hath come among us & it came to pass when they heard him no man laid their hands on him for fear came on all them that heard him for he walked [p. [10]]
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