American Moses

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American Moses is a nickname for Brigham Young, the 19th-century leader of the Latter-day Saint movement who led Mormon pioneers to settle in the Utah Territory.

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American Moses canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
alludesTo Moses ⓘ
appliedIn biographies of Brigham Young ⓘ
studies of the Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ
appliedTo Brigham Young ⓘ
associatedWith Mormon migration ⓘ
Pioneer era in Utah ⓘ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
category historical epithet ⓘ
religious nickname ⓘ
comparesTo biblical figure Moses ⓘ
describesRoleOf Brigham Young as leader of the Mormon pioneers ⓘ
hasConnotation deliverance from persecution ⓘ
leading a people to a promised land ⓘ
prophetic leadership ⓘ
hasContext Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ
Mormon pioneers ⓘ
Utah Territory ⓘ
hasMeaning leader who guided Mormon pioneers to the American West ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor emphasizing Brigham Young's role in leading the Mormon exodus ⓘ
symbolizing the Mormon trek to Utah ⓘ
refersTo Brigham Young ⓘ
region American West ⓘ
linked to: Old West

United States ⓘ
Utah Territory ⓘ
relatedConcept Mormon Trail ⓘ
Mormon pioneers ⓘ
exodus narrative in American religious history ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
usedBy historians of Mormonism ⓘ
members of the Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ
usedFor Brigham Young ⓘ
usedIn 19th-century American religious history ⓘ

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Brigham Young → alsoKnownAs → American Moses ⓘ