The book of mormon also mentions a king named zarahemla. Practically since the book of mormon was published, its geography has been the subject of discussion and debate. The nephite war with the amlicites is graphically illustrated on this map. Thayer explores the struggle of keeping the past real while moving on to the future. The following verses describe the relationship between the city of bountiful and the city of zarahemla. Ammon led a quest in search of a colony that had left the land of zarahemla in order to resettle a city named lehinephi. Book of mormon map the maps below will evolve as new information comes to light. As there were two lands of nephi, the greater and the lesser, so, for exactly the same reasons, there were two lands of zarahemla. Wayne may gives evidence of the great city of zarahemla in modern day iowa across the mississippi from the nauvoo temple. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography.
Since the account was written from the perspective of this people actually, of its leaders, all other groups are understood and. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. The city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. This map charts out a possible understanding of the travels of alma the younger reported in alma 516. Join us in the urgent cause to increase faith in the book of mormon and its liberating message. The land of zarahemla was the nephite capital for many years. May 20, 2011 where are these major book of mormon cities.
That this was where joseph was told to build up a city named zarahemla can be seen in the map on page 394 of the joseph smith papers, journals vol. The puzzle is to draw the river sidon, as well as the location of the city of zarahemla, on a book of mormon internal map such as in figure 7, or your own, in a way to explain the following weird result of the limhi expedition see mosiah 8. For this reason the average reader as well as the student will want to keep a copy of this book near his book of mormon for easy reference. Mosiah organizes educational programs for the mulekites, in which he teaches them how to read and write the language of their fathers, and teaches them their history and genealogy. Zarahemla true book of mormon geography lands western. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. According to the book of mormon, the nephite mosiah and his followers discovered that the people of zarahemla came out from. Unfortunately, exploring and testing his geographic. The approximate dates and locations of these wars, along with accompanying scriptural references, are listed in this chart. These principal book of mormon lands are southward from the land northward mentioned in helaman 3. A journey through the mythic lands of nephi, zarahemla, and kansas city, missouri kindle edition by steinberg, avi. Land southward to land northward map animal migrations wayne may, book of mormon geography presentation, ancient american history conference, slc, april 1, 2011 wayne may says the land of nephi tennessee was a higher elevation than the land of zarahemla illinois.
There is no universal consensus among mormon scholars regarding the placement of these locations in the known world, other than somewhere in the americas. Zarahemla in modern day iowa, across mississippi from nauvoo. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. Book of mormon verses taken from the 1990 independence edition, which is published by the church of christ. Why did mormon give so many details about geography. Even today, there is wilderness or forests on the east and west of the area identified as land of zarahemla on the map below. Zarahemla under monarchial rule the book of mormon online. Wayne may true book of mormon geography lands western. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i.
Rod meldrum discusses the strategic importance of these rapids to the ancient civilizations of north america and how it relates with the book of mormon s heartland model. It, therefore, is an important geographical indicator. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. Proposed details around zarahemla book of mormon central. Each pointer on the map can be opened clicked on to obtain information regarding the specific site, artifact, or other. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between. When mosiah i led the more righteous portion of the nephites northward from the land of lehinephi. Zarahemla and the nephite nation, hayriver press,colfax, wisconsin march 2002. Watch as wayne may presents the parallels in geography, archaeology and timelines between the jaredites and the adena civilization of north america. Mosiah is successful in uniting the two groups, and gains enough political support to become the king of zarahemla. After several months of intense careful study of the text i have put together the following proposed map, showing the relative positions of book of mormon lands, cities, rivers, etc.
In my view, there are two categories of book of mormon maps. In addition, sites and artifacts are also provided that give additional indirect support to the book of mormon story, such as evidence associated with other precolumbian hebrew travelers to the american continents. The most recent internal map of the book of mormon superimposed over peninsular siam. Nov 19, 2016 the excavation at the purported site of the zarahemla temple, which i first wrote about here, has apparently already taken place. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. The book of mormon geography and map with dna evidence and the location of lands and cities such as zarahemla, cumorah, the narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and true evidence are all here. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla wikisource. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from.
Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations. Longterm nauvoo resident cal christensen shares his knowledge of the mississippi rivers des moines rapids from his own property on the rivers banks. In the book of omni, readers are introduced to the people of zarahemla who came out from jerusalem at the time that zedekiah, king of judah, was carried away captive into babylon. Overwhelming complexity and consistency the book of mormon contains over 600 geographical references to over fifty separate geographical locations. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. Read the classic biography of the founder of the mormon church. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands. Why did alma need to establish the order of the church in zarahemla again. We first learned of the name zarahemla in the book of mormon. All lds students of book of mormon geography who have worked systematically with the problem in recent decades have come to agree on this sorenson 1985, 2930. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may.
Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormon part of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. Book of mormon central archive from nephi to zarahemla. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. Charting the book of mormon, 1999 welch, welch, farms alma 4362 there are several major wars or periods of warfare documented in the book of mormon.
The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. We want to find the exact coordinates for zarahemla and are not interested in fables. The beginning of priestcraft and downfall of book of mormon people buy this book online prince malkijah the missing chapter of book of mormon. Amidst the hundreds of passages of potential geographic significance, alma 22.
Zarahemla is the name of a region and a city mentioned in the book of mormon. Why did mormon include flashbacks in his narrative. The book of mormon west sea and east sea, on the other hand, are proper nouns that is, they are the actual names of bodies of water that situate on the west and on the east respectively, of the lands of zarahemla and nephi. They have many wars, and their lack of records causes their society to corrupt. The book of mormon map described in alma chapter 22 has finally been deciphered. Finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography.
Virtual book of mormon another testament of jesus christ. The book and the map will not improve upon the sacred record, but it should certainly help to make the book of mormon story more understandable to the average reader. Site correlations more about these maps land northward. They remain woefully incomplete, but there is enough substance here to help many book of mormon students visualize the texts new world setting. Why did the lord use this specific name from the book of mormon. The geographical setting of the book of mormon is the set of locations of the events described in the book of mormon. It will demonstrate the relationship that zarahemla and the landing place of lehi had to the most provable geographical feature in all the americas.
Those that show cumorah in new york, and those that dont. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. Having names and dates for these wars can help read. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. The heartland is the place where it all happened, right. Response to jonathan nevilles the lost city of zarahemla.
For example, bountiful is south of the land desolation. It was a place you had to pass to gain access to the land northward. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. Maps moronis america the north american setting for. Less likely is hypothetical hebrew zeroemla arm of mercy, an english phrase used three times in the book of mormon, including once by jesus at 3 nephi 9. Mormons father took him from his home near to the hill shim in the land of desolation southward to zarahemla, when mormon was 11 years old mormon 1. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which settlements changed over time.
I still think there is a serious problem of imprinting a particular geographyeven an abstract onebut if the people involved accept the scripture on faith alone, they may never care about the realworld geography, so a mental abstract map is no problem. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. For me, any map that doesnt put cumorah in new york is not useful or even relevant. The book is named for mosiah, who was a son of king benjamin. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. The amlicites journeyed southwest near the city of amnihu and met the nephites at the hill amnihu, across. City of bountiful true book of mormon geography lands. The products services offered by wayne may are neither made, provided, approved nor endorsed by intellectual reserve, inc. I believe the location of zarahemla on a viable book of mormon map will satisfy these criteria.
Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands and other geographic features, independent of where they might be physically located on todays maps. But i emphasize, thats because i think knowing the realworld setting is important. A journey through the mythic lands of nephi, zarahemla, and kansas city. The precise meaning of the word zarahemla is not known. These nine hundred editorial words identify central america and guatemala as the geographic area where the book of mormon took place. The book of mormon a religiously oriented lineage historyis primarily a record of events kept by and centrally involving the nephites. Zarahemla research foundation is a nonprofit, taxdeductible organization dedicated to book of mormon research.
Help the current and future generations to avoid the confusion that comes from incomprehensible fantasy maps. Book of mormon peoples the encyclopedia of mormonism. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. The foundation is not associated with any specific religious organization. Let them build up a city unto my name upon the land opposite the city of nauvoo, and let the name of zarahemla be named upon it. Made popular by his 1985 publication an ancient american setting for the book of mormon, sorensons geographic model for the book of mormon has withstood the test of time and remains the preeminent geographic model for book of mormon events. Coriantumr stumbles into zarahemla, where he spends several months with the people. Nov 19, 2011 3 let them build up a city unto my name upon the land opposite the city of nauvoo, and let the name of zarahemla be named upon it.
This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful, and more. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the lost book of mormon. The book of mormon geography lds map and lands with dna evidence for zarahemla, cumorah, america, and indians and the narrow neck and caribbean sea. The missionary journeys of mosiahs sons from nephi to zarahemla. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla, land of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
A detailed map for the book of mormon has been produced by. Yet not until the book of helaman do readers learn that mulek was a son. The one and only river mentioned in the entire book of mormon is called the sidon. Another city prominently mentioned in the book of mormon is the city of bountiful which was located in the land bountiful. With the river sidon identified, we can go on to identify the location of the city and land of zarahemla we may surmise that because the lamanites and robbers occupied the western seashore, the mulekites would have avoided them and ventured inland, no doubt following the buffalo river as they went there is a nice piece of land between the buffalo river and its middle fork cazenovia creek.
The mulekite colony, after arriving from jerusalem, settles the land of zarahemla. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. South of that was the land of zarahemla, which was separated from the land. The amlicites journeyed southwest near the city of amnihu and met the nephites at the hill amnihu, across the river sidon, where they were defeated see alma 2. The northern area of the promised land became known as zarahemla, ostensibly named after the person named zarahemla who was present in the region when mosiah1 arrived with. Mosiah was a prophet, seer, revelator, and king who ruled in zarahemla from approximately 124 bc to 91 bc. Jonathan neville proposes that the oncefaithful, dynamic missionary and friend of joseph smith, benjamin winchester, was the author of the nine hundred editorial words contained in three articles in the september 15 and october 1, 1842, issues of times and seasons. There are times when there is not the opportunity to get a clear understanding of what the traveler saw and these bulletins will help with that understanding. Mar 27, 2016 did joseph smith identify zarahemla in guatemala. According to the book of mormon, the land of zarahemla popularly attributed to biblical hebrew. Jan 10, 2008 this is the second article of the footprint of zarahemla.
Book of mormon geography, lands, map, dna true evidence. A clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us at fair. Early 1900s book of mormon mapszarahemla, land of nephi. When mormon was a boy, he lived in the area of the hill shim mormon 1. Jared grew up in the stone house his greatgrandfather, nathaniel thatcher, made for his fourth polygamous wife in the town of zarahemla, which greatgrandfather thatcher had established under the direction of brigham young. Around 323 bc a nephite man named mosiah found the already built city. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon.
Mormon compiled and abridged the records of several other writers to create the book of mosiah. The titles of the maps, which indicate the drafters opinion of book of mormon lands, are entitled map of the world showing probable course of the ancient colonies across the ocean, map of the land of zarahemla and the northern portion of nephi, map of the southern portion of land of nephi, map of the lands of the jaredites, and map of. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. Imagined map of the book of mormon lands by tyler griffin, taylor. Charting the book of mormon is a collection of more than 175 visual aids that promote deeper understanding and appreciation of the book of mormon. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. According to the book of mormon, the nephite mosiah and his followers discovered that the people of zarahemla came out. Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormon part of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Designed for multiple use as study guides, handouts, and masters for creating projectable images, the charts convey a wealth of information that will enrich personal study and teaching.
Traveling south from bountiful on both the east and west sides, we run into the south wilderness, which is ushaped. The term comes from the book of mormon account of the people who came to america from jerusalem at the time zedekiah was carried captive into babylon. Book of mormon foundation book of mormon books, book of. Mosiahs rise to power zarahemla under monarchial rule. Notable book of mormon descendants of the leader zarahemla include ammon the venturer and coriantumr the dissenter.
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