Keywords
Enos, Book of Mormon, onomastic wordplay, Genesis, Bible studies
Abstract
In this brief note, I will suggest several instances in which the Book of Mormon prophet Enos utilizes wordplay on his own name, the name of his father “Jacob,” the place name “Peniel,” and Jacob’s new name “Israel” in order to connect his experiences to those of his ancestor Jacob in Genesis 32-33, thus infusing them with greater meaning. Familiarity with Jacob and Esau’s conciliatory “embrace” in Genesis 33 is essential to understanding how Enos views the atonement of Christ and the ultimate realization of its blessings in his life.
Recommended Citation
Bowen, Matthew L.
(2014)
"“And There Wrestled a Man with Him” (Genesis 32:24): Enos’s Adaptations of the Onomastic Wordplay of Genesis,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 10, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol10/iss1/10
