- And there was one among them whose name was Zeezrom. Now he was the foremost to accuse Amulek and Alma, he being one of the most expert among them, having much business to do among the people.
- Zeezrom contends with Amulek.
- 6) And it came to pass that Zeezrom was astonished at the words which had been spoken; and he also knew concerning the blindness of the minds, which he had caused among the people by his lying words; and his soul began to be harrowed up under a consciousness of his own guilt; yea, he began to be encircled about by the pains of hell.
- 7) And it came to pass that he began to cry unto the people, saying: Behold, I am guilty, and these men are spotless before God. And he began to plead for them from that time forth; but they reviled him, saying: Art thou also possessed with the devil? And they spit upon him, and cast him out from among them, and also all those who believed in the words which had been spoken by Alma and Amulek; and they cast them out, and sent men to cast stones at them.
- Zeezrom is in Sidom, struggling with his guilt over the part he played in creating the culture in Ammonihah. Alma baptizes him.
- 10) And remember also the words which Amulek spake unto Zeezrom, in the city of Ammonihah; for he said unto him that the Lord surely should come to redeem his people, but that he should not come to redeem them in their sins, but to redeem them from their sins.
- 41) And Aminadab said unto them: You must repent, and cry unto the voice, even until ye shall have faith in Christ, who was taught unto you by Alma, and Amulek, and Zeezrom; and when ye shall do this, the cloud of darkness shall be removed from overshadowing you.
Notes
Shortly after introducing the character Zeezrom and before introducing Antionah, we are given an overview of the Nephite monetary system. One of the units is the "ezrom", and another is the "antion". It seems likely that we are being clued in to wordplay that is being used in the sharing of the story of Alma and Amulek's debate with Zeezrom and Antionah. Of course, it is also true that "amnor" is both a Nephite name and a monetary unit. "Shiblon" is both as well. It seems plausible that "ezrom" and "antion" could be names too, but this does not negate the significance of the wordplay.
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