Deut. 32: 38
38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of
their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your
protection.




1 Ne. 5: 8
8 And she spake, saying: Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath
acommanded• my husband to bflee• into the wilderness; yea, and I
also know of a surety that the Lord hath protected my sons, and
delivered them out of the hands of Laban, and given them power
whereby they could caccomplish• the thing which the Lord hath
commanded them. And after this manner of language did she speak.




2 Ne. 6: 2
2 Behold, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, having been called of God,
and ordained after the manner of his holy aorder, and having been
consecrated by my brother Nephi, unto whom ye look as a bking• or a
protector, and on whom ye depend for safety, behold ye know that I
have spoken unto you exceedingly many things.




Jacob 1: 10
10 The people having loved Nephi exceedingly, he having been a great
protector for them, having wielded the asword• of Laban in their
defence, and having labored in all his days for their welfare—




Mosiah 9: 15
15 Yea, and it came to pass that they fled, all that were not
overtaken, even into the city of Nephi, and did call upon me for
protection.




Alma 27: 23
23 And behold, we will set our armies between the land Jershon and
the land Nephi, that we may aprotect• our brethren in the land
Jershon; and this we do for our brethren, on account of their fear
to take up arms against their brethren lest they should commit sin;
and this their great fear came because of their sore repentance
which they had, on account of their many murders and their awful
wickedness.




Alma 50: 12
12 Thus Moroni, with his armies, which did increase daily because of
the assurance of protection which his works did bring forth unto
them, did seek to cut off the strength and the power of the
Lamanites from off the lands of their possessions, that they should
have no power upon the lands of their possession.




Alma 52: 2
2 And now, when the Lamanites saw this they were affrighted; and
they abandoned their design in marching into the land northward, and
retreated with all their army into the city of aMulek•, and sought
protection in their fortifications.




Alma 52: 15
15 But behold, it came to pass in the *twenty and seventh year of
the reign of the judges, that Teancum, by the command of Moroni—who
had established armies to protect the south and the west borders of
the land, and had begun his march towards the land Bountiful, that
he might assist Teancum with his men in retaking the cities which
they had lost—




Alma 52: 20
20 And it came to pass they sent embassies to the army of the
Lamanites, which protected the city of Mulek, to their leader, whose
name was Jacob, desiring him that he would come out with his armies
to meet them upon the plains between the two cities. But behold,
Jacob, who was a aZoramite•, would not come out with his army to
meet them upon the plains.




Alma 52: 25
25 And thus they did, and slew all those who had been left to
protect the city, yea, all those who would not ayield• up their
weapons of war.




Alma 52: 27
27 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did pursue Teancum until
they came near the city Bountiful, and then they were met by Lehi
and a small army, which had been left to protect the city Bountiful.




Alma 53: 10
10 And now behold, I have somewhat to say concerning the apeople• of
Ammon, who, in the beginning, were Lamanites; but by Ammon and his
brethren, or rather by the power and word of God, they had been
bconverted• unto the Lord; and they had been brought down into the
land of Zarahemla, and had ever since been protected by the Nephites.




Alma 53: 12
12 And for this cause they were brought down into the land of
Zarahemla; and they ever had been aprotected• by the Nephites.




Alma 53: 17
17 And they entered into a covenant to fight for the liberty of the
Nephites, yea, to protect the land unto the alaying down of their
lives; yea, even they covenanted that they never would give up their
bliberty•, but they would fight in all cases to protect the Nephites
and themselves from bondage.




Alma 55: 27
27 And it came to pass that they did, notwithstanding all the
intrigues of the Lamanites, keep and protect all the prisoners whom
they had taken, and also maintain all the ground and the advantage
which they had retaken.




Alma 57: 7
7 And it came to pass that it was our desire to wage a battle with
the army which was placed to protect the city aCumeni•.




Alma 60: 8
8 Yea, even they who have looked up to you for protection, yea, have
placed you in a situation that ye might have succored them, yea, ye
might have sent armies unto them, to have strengthened them, and
have saved thousands of them from falling by the sword.




Hel. 6: 21
21 But behold, Satan did stir up the ahearts• of the more part of
the Nephites, insomuch that they did unite with those bands of
robbers, and did enter into their covenants and their oaths, that
they would protect and preserve one another in whatsoever difficult
circumstances they should be placed, that they should not suffer for
their murders, and their plunderings, and their bstealings.




3 Ne. 4: 10
10 But in this thing they were disappointed, for the Nephites did
not afear them; but they did fear their God and did supplicate him
for bprotection•; therefore, when the armies of Giddianhi did rush
upon them they were prepared to meet them; yea, in the strength of
the Lord they did receive them.




3 Ne. 4: 30
30 And they did rejoice and cry again with one voice, saying: May
the aGod• of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
protect this people in righteousness, so long as they shall bcall•
on the name of their God for cprotection.




Ether 11: 2
2 And it came to pass that the prophets were arejected by the
people, and they fled unto Com for protection, for the people sought
to destroy them.




D&C 101: 77
77 According to the laws and aconstitution of the people, which I
have suffered to be established, and should be maintained for the
brights and protection of all flesh, according to just and holy
principles;




D&C 134: 2
2 We believe that no government can exist in apeace, except such
laws are framed and held inviolate as will secure to each individual
the bfree exercise of cconscience, the right and control of
property, and the dprotection• of life.




D&C 134: 5
5 We believe that all men are bound to asustain and uphold the
respective bgovernments in which they reside, while protected in
their inherent and inalienable rights by the laws of such
governments; and that sedition and crebellion are unbecoming every
citizen thus protected, and should be punished accordingly; and that
all governments have a right to enact such laws as in their own
judgments are best calculated to secure the public interest; at the
same time, however, holding sacred the freedom of conscience.




D&C 134: 6
6 We believe that every man should be ahonored• in his station,
rulers and magistrates as such, being placed for the protection of
the innocent and the punishment of the guilty; and that to the
blaws• all men show crespect and deference, as without them peace
and harmony would be supplanted by anarchy and terror; human laws
being instituted for the express purpose of regulating our interests
as individuals and nations, between man and man; and divine laws
given of heaven, prescribing rules on spiritual concerns, for faith
and worship, both to be answered by man to his Maker.




D&C 134: 7
7 We believe that rulers, states, and governments have a right, and
are bound to enact laws for the protection of all acitizens in the
free exercise of their religious bbelief•; but we do not believe
that they have a right in justice to deprive citizens of this
privilege, or proscribe them in their opinions, so long as a regard
and reverence are shown to the laws and such religious opinions do
not justify sedition nor conspiracy.




D&C 134: 11
11 We believe that men should appeal to the civil law for redress of
all awrongs and grievances, where personal abuse is inflicted or the
right of property or character infringed, where such laws exist as
will protect the same; but we believe that all men are justified in
bdefending themselves, their friends, and property, and the
government, from the unlawful assaults and encroachments of all
persons in times of exigency, where immediate appeal cannot be made
to the laws, and relief afforded.




JS-H 1: 59
59 At length the time arrived for obtaining the plates, the Urim and
Thummim, and the breastplate. On the twenty-second day of September,
one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, having gone as usual at
the end of another year to the place where they were deposited, the
same heavenly messenger delivered them up to ame• with this charge:
that I should be bresponsible for them; that if I should let them go
carelessly, or through any cneglect• of mine, I should be cut off;
but that if I would use all my endeavors to dpreserve them, until
he, the messenger, should call for them, they should be protected.




JS-H 1: 75
75 We had been threatened with being mobbed, from time to time, and
this, too, by professors of religion. And their intentions of
mobbing us were only counteracted by the influence of my wife's
father's family (under Divine providence), who had become very
afriendly to me, and who were opposed to mobs, and were willing that
I should be allowed to continue the work of translation without
interruption; and therefore offered and promised us protection from
all unlawful proceedings, as far as in them lay.




GS Armor
A covering worn to protect the body from blows or thrusts of
weapons. The word is also used to mean spiritual attributes that
protect a person from temptation or evil.



GS Breastplates
The scriptures mention two types of breastplates: (1) The front part
of a soldier's protective clothing or armor. In a symbolic sense,
Saints should wear a breastplate of righteousness to protect
themselves against evil (Isa. 59: 17; Eph. 6: 14). (2) An article of
clothing worn by the high priest in the law of Moses (Ex. 28: 13-30;
39: 8-21). It was made of linen and bore twelve precious stones. It
is sometimes referred to in connection with the Urim and Thummim
(D&C 17: 1; JS-H 1: 35, 42, 52).



GS Dan
The tribe of Dan: For Jacob's blessing on Dan, see Genesis 49: 16-
18. For Moses' blessing on the tribe of Dan, see Deuteronomy 33: 22.
After they settled in Canaan, the tribe of Dan received a small but
extremely fertile piece of land (Josh. 19: 40-48). They had a good
deal of difficulty protecting it against the Amorites (Judg. 1: 34)
and against the Philistines (Judg. 13: 2, 25; 18: 1). As a result,
the Danites moved north of Palestine (Judg. 18), around Laish, and
renamed that city Dan. This town is well known as the northern limit
of Palestine, which extended "from Dan even to Beer-sheba."



GS Ezra
The book of Ezra: Chapters 1-6 describe events that happened from
sixty to eighty years before Ezra arrived in Jerusalem—the decree of
Cyrus in 537 B.C. and the return of the Jews under Zerubbabel.
Chapters 7-10 show how Ezra went to Jerusalem. He, with his company,
fasted and prayed for protection. At Jerusalem they found many
Jewish people who had gone to Jerusalem earlier under Zerubbabel and
had married women out of the covenant and thus defiled themselves.
Ezra prayed for them and placed them under covenant to divorce those
wives. The later history of Ezra is found in the book of Nehemiah.



BD Breastplate
(1) The front part of a soldier's dress, worn for protection. In
this sense Isaiah and Paul spoke of a "breastplate of
righteousness," which all saints should possess, protecting the
vital organs against the evil things of life (Isa. 59: 17; Eph. 6:
14).



BD Clothing
The ordinary headdress of a Jew in our Lord's day was a large,
brightly colored handkerchief wound into a turban. This would be
worn always in public and in the presence of betters. From the back
of the turban sometimes hung a smaller handkerchief, protecting the
back of the neck and shoulders from the sun. On the feet, the
sandals generally worn in summer were sometimes replaced in winter
by roughly made shoes. On the body next to the skin was worn a long
shirt of linen or cotton (Mark 14: 51). It was put on over the head,
and there were either slits for the arms to pass through or, perhaps
more commonly, loose, short sleeves. Over this was worn a coat or
tunic, something like a dressing gown, reaching generally to the
feet, and fitting closely in the upper part (Matt. 5: 40; Mark 14:
63; John 19: 23; John 21: 7). Sometimes, as in the case of our Lord,
it was woven in a single piece from the top throughout. Outside this
coat or tunic was worn a girdle, generally of leather, from which
purse, pouch, or weapon hung. As the tunic, reaching below the
knees, would interfere with active movement, it was drawn up under
the girdle as an outward sign of being busy ("Let your loins be
girded about"), or as a preliminary to energetic work, as when
Elijah girded up his loins and ran before Ahab. Lastly, a square
shawl, edged with a fringe and having tassels of five threads, four
white and one blue, knotted together at each corner, was worn as a
mantle or cloak (Matt. 5: 40; Luke 6: 29; 2 Tim. 4: 13), and
arranged so that it did not quite reach down to the bottom of the
tunic.



BD Devil
He is miserable in his situation, and "stirreth up the children of
men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret
works of darkness" (2 Ne. 9: 9). He tries to imitate the work of God
by transforming himself nigh unto an angel of light (2 Cor. 11: 12-
15; 2 Ne. 9: 9; D&C 128: 20). He is also a worker of miracles, by
which he deceives many upon the earth (Rev. 13: 1-15). In fact, the
scripture says he deceives the whole world (Rev. 12: 9). He can cite
scripture to make his point seem plausible (Matt. 4: 1-11). All of
this is his scheme to make man miserable like himself. Protection
against the influence of the devil is found by obedience to the
commandments and laws of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The message of
all the prophets and apostles is that truth, righteousness, and
peace shall in the end prevail over error, sin, and war; the
faithful shall triumph over all their afflictions and enemies, and
shall triumph over the devil. There shall be a complete and lasting
victory of righteousness over wickedness on this earth, which will
be done by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ.



BD Fire
(3) of his presence to protect (2 Kgs. 6: 17; Zech. 2: 5);



BD Herod
The Herodian family were Idumaeans by birth, but had become converts
to the Jewish faith. Their object was to found, under the protection
of Rome, a semi-independent kingdom. By his marriage with Mariamne
Herod the Great allied himself with the family of the Maccabees, who
had been for several generations the leaders of the patriotic party
among the Jews. Herod was a successful ruler and was on terms of
friendship with Augustus, the Roman Emperor. In order to gain favor
with his subjects, with whom he was most unpopular, he rebuilt the
temple at an immense cost. (See Temple of Herod.) His reign was
disgraced by many acts of cruelty. In a fit of jealousy he had his
wife, whom he dearly loved, put to death; later on he had her two
sons Alexander and Aristobulus, also murdered. In the same year in
which he gave the order for the massacre of the infants at
Bethlehem, he had Antipater, another of his own sons, put to death.
A few months later Herod himself died. His kingdom was then divided
between three of his sons: Archelaus, who received Judaea, Idumaea,
and Samaria; Antipas, who had Galilee and Peraea; and Philip, who
had the northeast districts of Palestine.



BD Hospitality
This has always been regarded by Eastern nations as a duty of the
highest importance. Gen. 18: 1-5; Gen. 19: 1-3; Ex. 2: 20; Judg. 13:
15; Judg. 19: 20-21 tell of instances of the readiness with which
hospitality was offered to strangers. Such hospitality was a
necessity of desert life. A host was bound at all cost to protect
the life and property of his guest, even though previously unknown
to him. To taste another man's salt was to establish a claim on his
protection. The N.T. enjoins the duty even more emphatically (e.g.,
Matt. 10: 42; Matt. 25: 43; Rom. 12: 13; 1 Tim 3: 2; Titus 1: 8;
Heb. 13: 2; 1 Pet. 4: 9).



BD Jeremiah
Born of a priestly family in Anathoth, and prophesied from the 13th
year of Josiah till after the downfall of Jerusalem, a period of
over 40 years, 626-586 B.C. After Josiah's death he tried to stem,
almost alone, the tide of idolatry and immorality, of self-deception
founded on superficial reforms (Jer. 3: 4-5; Jer. 7: 8-10), and of
fanatical confidence in the Lord's protection, in which all classes
were carried away. He had to face continuous opposition and insult
from the priests (Jer. 20: 2), the mob (Jer. 26: 8-9), his townsmen
at Anathoth (Jer. 11: 19), the frivolous and cruel (Jer. 22: 13;
Jer. 36: 23; Jer. 26: 20), the king (Jer. 36: 19), and the army
(Jer. 38: 4). After the fall of Jerusalem the Jews who escaped into
Egypt took Jeremiah with them as a kind of fetish (Jer. 43: 6), and
at last, according to tradition, stoned him to death. The
circumstances under which his prophecies were written down are
described in ch. 36. An arrangement of the chapters in chronological
order is indicated below.



BD Jerusalem
All authorities agree in placing the temple on the eastern hill, but
there has been much dispute as to the position of Zion. (See Zion.)
David fortified the city, the chief feature in the fortifications
being a tower called the Millo. It may have protected the city on
the north, the only side on which it had not the defense of
precipitous ravines. During David's reign the city was little more
than a fortress, the king occupying a wooden palace, and the ark
still dwelling "in curtains." During the reign of Solomon much was
done toward beautifying the city, the chief buildings erected being
the temple (see Temple of Solomon) and the king's palace, to which
was given the name of "the house of the forest of Lebanon."



BD Joseph (1)
Son of Rachel, Jacob's second wife (Gen. 30: 22-24; Gen. 37: 3). An
extensive account of his life is given in Gen. 37 - 50. The story is
especially instructive in showing the discipline of misfortune and
also that the Lord rewards his obedient children according to their
faithfulness. The story of Joseph is also an illustration of the way
in which God works in history, preserving his people. Joseph's valor
in resisting the allurements of Potiphar's wife is an unequaled
example of faith, chastity, and personal purity. His protection was
his faith, as illustrated by his words: "How then can I do this
great wickedness, and sin against God" (Gen. 39: 9). In the N.T.
Joseph is mentioned only once (Heb. 11: 21-22), as an example of
faith.



BD Obadiah
(1) The steward of Ahab who protected the prophets of God from
Jezebel (1 Kgs. 18).



BD Roman Empire
During the first thirty-six years after the Ascension, Roman
officials were a protection to the Christian Church. At Philippi
(Acts 16: 37-39) and at Jerusalem. (Acts 22: 25-29; Acts 23: 27)
Paul pleaded with success his rights as a Roman citizen. At Corinth
the proconsul Gallio dismissed the charge brought against him (Acts
19: 12-17); while at Ephesus the town clerk protected him from the
fury of the mob (Acts 19: 35-41), and the captain of the guard did
the same at Jerusalem (Acts 21: 31-32). Christianity was at first
regarded by the government as a form of Judaism, a religion
recognized by the state. Persecution began in A.D. 64. The Emperor
Nero was suspected of being responsible for the great fire that
occurred that year in Rome, and to stifle the report he laid the
blame upon the Christians. This persecution lasted till A.D. 68, and
among others who suffered were Peter and Paul. There was no further
persecution till the reign of Domitian, A.D. 95.



BD Sheep
The most common breed of sheep now reared in Palestine is the broad-
tailed variety. In the north of the country a breed occurs which
somewhat resembles the merino, but the other variety is the sheep of
the country. The enormous fat tail is used for cooking purposes, for
grease, and for lamps. Immense numbers of sheep were reared in
Palestine in biblical times, and in some parts of the country this
is still the case. The flocks were protected from wild beasts at
night by men who watched them with their shepherd dogs. Shepherds
still, as of old, go before the sheep, and the sheep follow, being
apparently more or less attached to their masters, whose voice they
instantly recognize.



BD Torah
From the Heb. Yarah, meaning "to cast," as to put forth instruction.
One form of the verb also means to point out, show, and thus to
direct, instruct. The Torah is thus divine direction and
instruction; it includes the law, particularly the five books of
Moses, and takes precedence over other books of the O.T. to most
Jewish people. Torah scrolls are often elaborately made and
protected by a cloth or metal case.



Map: The Missionary Journeys of the Apostle Paul
8. Tarsus Paul's hometown; Paul was sent here by the Brethren to
protect his life (Acts 9:29-30).




Photograph: Judaean Hill Country
The hill country of Judaea is about 35 miles long and 17 miles wide.
Much of the land is stony and difficult to cultivate. The hills are
broken up by valleys in which the land is fairly fruitful. The
earliest Israelites lived in these hills, using them for protection
against invaders. Jerusalem is located in this area.




Photograph: Liberty Jail
A small jail located in Liberty, Missouri. Joseph Smith and five
other brethren were held prisoner within its four-foot thick walls
from 1 December 1838 until 6 April 1839. (Sidney Rigdon was released
at the end of February.) Confined to the lower level or dungeon
portion of the building, they slept on the cold rock, straw-strewn
floor with little light and scant protection from the cold winter.