Urim and Thummim
- The Dead Sea Scrolls, "Tongues of Fire and Prayer of Praise"
Shrt text containing a description of how the Urim and Thummim were to be used. Contradicts presumptions of biblical scholars and supports Joseph Smith.
- Josephus, Antiquities, 3:214-218
Short description by Josephus.
"Left off shining 200 years before I composed this book, God having been displeased at the transgression of his laws."
- Josephus, Antiquities, 13:299-300
This would be the 200 year mark where the Urim and Thummim left off shining.
Paragraphs 8, 9, and 19.
Alma had the interpreters (urim and thummim) and gave them to his son, Helaman, along with the sacred records of the Nephites.
They are intended to be used to reveal the work of secret combinations unto a servant referred to as Gazelem.
This seems to be in conjunction with a record consisting of 24 plates, which contains the mysteries of the secret combinations.
- The Dead Sea Scrolls, 11Q19, Col. 58
Sectarian work defining an ideal law of Jerusalem.
The king is to request that the priest consult Urim and Thummim before going to war.