10:2-3
“I
am Amulek; I am the sone of Gidonah who was the son of Ishmael, who was a
descendant of Aminadi; and it was that same Aminadi who interpreted the writing
which was upon the wall of the temple, which was written by the finger of God.”
I have no idea who this Aminadi guy
is, but what he did seems strikingly similar to the act of prophet Daniel in
Daniel 5:16. There is a footnote on that verse referring to Daniel 5:16. I do
not know why that footnote is there, but I am pretty sure that it is not because
Aminadi is Daniel. Although there is no indication that Daniel was referred to
as Aminadi in the Bible, it is common to have the same person refered to with
different names. Besides the name not being known in the Bible, there is also
the fact that the Nephites left to America before Daniel interpreted the
writing on the wall. The only way that Aminadi could be the same character as
Daniel, were if a descendant from Daniel made his way to America long after the
Nephites have left. Finally, Alma 10:3 confirms that Aminadi is a descendant of
Nephi and Lehi, so he was of American descendence; the only way Aminadi could
have been the same person as Daniel would be if he traveled to Babylon to
interpret the writing on the wall and came back to America to tell the story. Fortunately
for my patience, there is also no indication that Mormons believe Aminadi to be
the same person as Daniel.
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