Commentary: This verse references the places of Helam, valley Alma, the wilderness between the valley Alma and Zarahemla, and Zarahemla. This averages about two days to cross each land. HELAMAN 1:12 [1:12]: And Kishkumen, and his band who had covenanted with him, did mingle themselves among the people, in a manner that they all could not be found; but as many as were found, were condemned unto death. And more of this Gadianton shall be spoken hereafter. These terms also indicate that the land southward has a boundary. This would put the land of Minon southward of the land of Zarahemla. Since the 43 people sent to find the land of Zarahemla never found it, the reference to wilderness here does not necessarily mean the wilderness between the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla. The phrase 'into the south wilderness' indicates the South Wilderness extends no further northward than the southern borders of the land of Manti, so the wilderness between the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla that takes days to travel through is not considered to be the same as the South Wilderness. The phrase 'narrow strip of wilderness' refers to the South Wilderness. OMNI 1:37 [1:21]: And Coriantumr was discovered by the people of Zarahemla; and he dwelt with them for the space of nine moons. ALMA 30:5 [63:4]: And it came to pass that in the thirty and seventh year of the reign of the Judges, there was a large company of men, even to the amount of five thousand and four hundred men, with their wives and their children, departed out of the land of Zarahemla, into the land which was northward. The land of Zarahemla is in general proximity to the East Wilderness. ALMA 12:13 [17:8]: And thus they departed into the wilderness, with their numbers which they had selected, to go up to the land of Nephi, to preach the word of God unto the Lamanites. III NEPHI 4:28 [9:3]: Behold, that great city Zarahemla have I burned with fire, and the inhabitants thereof. See note below.) The phrase 'the people' refers to the people in the land of Zarahemla. So, the land of Gideon is on the opposite side of the river than the land of Minon. ALMA 29:21 [62:18]: And it came to pass that when they had come to the city Nephihah, they did pitch their tents in the plains of Nephihah, which is near the city Nephihah. This puts the land of Zarahemla close to the land southward. So, there is a route from the land of Manti that goes through the wilderness and then out of the wilderness for part of the journey. Commentary: This verse references the places of Nephi, the Sea East, the Sea West, the South Wilderness, and the wilderness between Nephi and Zarahemla. NOTE: This webpage taken entirely from mormonstudies. If that place had been the city of Kishkumen, the appearance of Kishkumen in the city of Zarahemla would indicate the city of Kishkumen is in proximity to the land of Zarahemla. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the Book of Mormon. The term 'bodies' is plural, so there were at least two large bodies of water (lakes) and many rivers near, or in, the land northward. From the previous verse, this verse is further clarifying where the Lamanites were in relation to the land of Zarahemla. 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 Latter-day Saints.. The river Sidon ran past the land of Manti and the land of Gideon. This puts the headwaters of the river Sidon between the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla. ALMA 16:20 [30:19]: Now this man went over to the land of Jershon also, to preach these things among the people of Ammon, who were once the people of the Lamanites. The land of Manti is near the headwaters of the river Sidon, so the land of Manti is also between the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla. The Sea West and the Sea East bordered the region about the land of Nephi. Helaman is making this statement and he is in Judea at this time. The land of Zarahemla is in the center of the Nephite lands. Kishkumen had come to the city of Zarahemla with his band and had just been killed trying to murder Helaman. The land of Noah is in proximity to the land of Zarahemla. The land of Zarahemla is northward of the South Wilderness. The land of Nephi is referred to as the 'land of their inheritance' since it was the land first settled by Nephi. The people were heading towards the land of Zarahemla to the north of the land of Nephi, so the wilderness is northward of the land of Nephi. This location fulfills all requirements for the Land and City of Zarahemla and is called East Aurora on maps. The phrase 'we' refers to the army of Helaman that was in the city of Cumeni at this time. It soon became clear that there is an objective standard or model within the Book of Mormon to determine the correctness and consistency of the placement of at least the principal cities/lands immediately surrounding and relative to Zarahemla, regardless of where one places Zarahemla on a geographical map. Most of these findings can rightly be dated to Book of Mormon times. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the Book of Mormon. The land of Siron is 'among the borders', so it is not deep in the land of the Lamanites. Welcome to the evidence-based search for the Lost City of Zarahemla! CHL. The term 'they' refers to 43 men that King Limhi sent to find the land of Zarahemla, became lost, and found the land of dry bones. The land of Nephi is in proximity to the wilderness. The phrase 'bent their course' means they changed their course from traveling on the southward side of the land of Shilom to the direction of the land of Zarahemla. The fact is, we do not know where Zarahemla is, and will not know until the Lord sees fit to reveal its location. Since the city of Zarahemla is on the westward side of the river Sidon, elevated areas such as the mountains and wilderness would be on the opposite side (westward side) of the city of Zarahemla than the river Sidon. When the French Franciscan and Jesuit Missionaries, and Fur traders, came to this region, they undoubtedly found there a considerable settlement of the Iroquois, and made it one of their principal stations. 10,753 sires and 20,252 dams in the database . ALMA 26:28 [56:25]: Neither durst they march down against the city of Zarahemla; neither durst they cross the head of Sidon, over to the city of Nephihah. We may surmise that because the Lamanites and robbers occupied the Western Seashore, the Mulekites would have avoided them and ventured inland, no … – In the year 1809, a COPPER PLATE was ploughed up in a field belonging to Mr. Ephraim Woodruff, the early pioneer blacksmith, in Willink. The city of Zarahemla in 335 AD was bigger than London and at that time it was the capital city of North America inhabited by hundreds of thousands of people. Mormon's army retreated northward from the land of Zarahemla to the city of Angola. This verse names the place of Zarahemla. It occupied a bluff point, overlooking a bend of the stream, its location evincing much of modern military science. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the Book of Mormon. A complete description of the Book of Mormon Geography (bomgeography), including an internal map model, external map model (i.e. The term 'even' indicates the East Wilderness extended to the borders that were by the seashore, thus the East Wilderness is next to the Sea East. They needed to pass through the land southward to get to the land of Zarahemla. The term 'he' refers to Moroni. Lachoneus was the governor of the land of Zarahemla. In 2003, a board game, The Settlers of Zarahemla, was produced. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the Book of Mormon. There is no indication from this verse whether the army lost the tracks in the wilderness between Nephi and Shilom or in the wilderness around Shilom. There is a wilderness between the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla. Commentary: This verse references the places of Manti, Nephi, the headwaters of the river Sidon, the Sea East, the Sea West, the wilderness around Zarahemla, and Zarahemla. Commentary: This verse references the places of the hill Amnihu and Zarahemla. The phrase 'go up to' indicates that the land southward is higher in elevation than Zarahemla. The letters, hieroglyphics, or characters, are described as having a close resemblance to the “old fashioned printed music notes.” Upon the reverse side of the plate at each corner, there was an engraved image, resembling, (in the language of one of the author’s informants,) some of the pictures in Stevens’ work on the ruins of Central America. Here, it is referenced as more than one country. The crossing of the river Sidon is between the land of Gideon and the land of Minon. The phrase 'march down' indicates that the land of Zarahemla is lower in elevation than the land of Nephi. This verse refers to Alma and Ammon going from the city of Zarahemla to where the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi were camped in the wilderness outside the city of Zarahemla. The land of Judea and the land of Zarahemla are in proximity to each other. MOSIAH 5:5 [7:4]: And now, they knew not the course they should travel in the wilderness, to go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi; therefore, they wandered many days in the wilderness, even forty days did they wander. The phrase 'come down out of the wilderness' indicates the wilderness around Zarahemla is higher in elevation than the land of Zarahemla. ALMA 6:4 [8:3]: And it came to pass in the commencement of the tenth year of the reign of the Judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma departed from thence, and took his journey over into the land of Melek, on the west of the river Sidon, on the west by the borders of the wilderness; Commentary: This verse references the places of Melek, a ridge between Melek and Zarahemla, the river Sidon, the wilderness around Melek, and Zarahemla. Marking an early period of the land of Zarahemla evidence to support the claim clauses using 'which ' this... 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