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enemy comes, the
Danites will be
after them,
meaning the
brethren in self-defense.": 165 One of
those who
heard Joseph speak of the
Danites was
Sampson Avard...
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first militias was the
Danite. The
first military unit was the
Nauvoo Legion, the city
militia for Nauvoo, Illinois. The
Danites were a
fraternal organization...
-
reported the
existence of the
Danite group among the latter-day
saints and
repeated a po****r
rumor that a
group of
Danites was
planning to
attack and burn...
- of
these rumors[which?] were
centered around a
group called the
Danites. The
Danites were a
fraternal organization which was
founded by a
group of Latter-day...
- When
Micah confronted the
Danites to
protest the
taking away of his
idols along with the
Levite and his family, the
Danites responded self-righteously...
- of Avard's activities,
although he
recognized the
Danites and
encouraged them to be lawful.
Danite militaristic activities intensified the 1838 Mormon...
- "provoked the
animosity of the
Mormon faithful" and that "all I said
about the
Danite Band and the
murders is
historical so I
cannot withdraw that
though it is...
- The
priestly service of Gershom's
descendant Jonathan on
behalf of the
Danites was illegal, because,
although he was a Levite, he was not of Aaron's family...
-
descended from
these Danites. Some Beta Israel, however, ****ert that
their Danite origins go back to the time of Moses, when some
Danites parted from other...
-
inciting a riot.
Mormons have also been
involved in acts of violence. The
Danites, a
vigilante group initially sanctioned by
Mormon leaders,
burned and looted...
