Kolob

Kolob is a star or planet described in the Book of Abraham, a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement. Several Latter Day Saint denominations hold the Book of Abraham to have been translated from an Egyptian papyrus scroll (which was actually a copy of the Egyptian funerary texts) by Joseph Smith, the founder of the movement. According to this work, Kolob is the heavenly body nearest to the throne of God. While the Book of Abraham calls Kolob a "star",^[1] it also calls planets "stars",^[2] and therefore some Latter Day Saint commentators consider Kolob a planet.^[3] The body also appears in Latter Day Saint culture, including a reference to Kolob in an LDS hymn.^[4]

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^ Gee, Hamblin & Peterson (2006) (noting "Confusion between the uses of the terms stars and planets").
^ See, e.g., Alvin R. Dyer, "BYU Speeches", April 7, 1964, pp. 14–15.
^ "284. If You Could Hie to Kolob", Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Church, 1985

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[Gee_2006-2] Gee, Hamblin & Peterson (2006) (noting "Confusion between the uses of the terms stars and planets").

[3] See, e.g., Alvin R. Dyer, "BYU Speeches", April 7, 1964, pp. 14–15.

[Hymn284-4] "284. If You Could Hie to Kolob", Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Church, 1985

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