Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. This jewish remnant plays a greater role in book of mormon history than many realize. Peay, one of the latest attempts to explain book of mormon geography, generally follows the geographical chronology outlined in the book of mormon. In addition to being scripture, the book of mormon is a history of real people who lived and died in the new world. I got more involved in the second have of the book. The capital city of zarahemla was located on the river sidon in the center of the land of zarahemla. The land of zarahemla was located in the northern portion of the land southward. The book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. The river sidon is the main river mentioned in the book of mormon. The city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. Others argued for a setting in the american heartland. 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.
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. Some placed the nephite capital city zarahemla in mesoamerica, others in south america. Archaeologists and historians have not been able to archaeologically verify a location for the city. Membership is open to anyone interested in book of mormon research. These principal book of mormon lands are southward from the land northward mentioned in helaman 3. According to the prophet joseph smith, the city of zarahemla was located south of the rio grande in guatemala and central america. Smith, its real author, as ignorant and impudent a knave as ever wrote a book, betrays the cloven foot in basing his whole book upon a false fact, or a pretended fact, which makes god a liar. Unfortunately, exploring and testing his geographic. For many years the book of mormon carried footnotes explaining that the land of many waters, the. 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. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. I believe the location of zarahemla on a viable book of mormon map will satisfy these criteria. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence.
A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla wikisource. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. In this way the nephite and jaredite lands and cities are defined. Book of mormon map book of mormon, scripture study lds, lds. The foundation is not associated with any specific religious organization. The book of mormon makes it clear that the nephites made every effort to keep the order of nehor out of zarahemla. Why did mormon give so many details about geography. Why are there so many war chapters in the book of mormon. Robert b ellsworth, lectures notes on an interpretation of a map of zarahemla and the land northward as described in the book of mormon, ogden, utah, 1980. Books on the book of mormon 19892011 by an authorized editor of byu scholarsarchive. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning.
Coriantumr gathers and equips an enormous army, and marches towards zarahemla. Jul 19, 2015 the true location of zarahemla discussed. They were ruled by a chief or king named zarahemla. Book of mormon geography in nevillenevilleland book of. The book of mormon also mentions a king named zarahemla. I print these off, trim the edges, and paste them into my chapters journal, like this. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography. The city of zarahemla is situated on the east of the river sidon. The reasons come from a reading of the book of mormon as it relates to the movements of those ancient people as well as from the. 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.
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 lord was merely using a name for the area which had already come into use by the saints, no doubt naming it after the book of mormon zarahemla. Because of the recent political troubles among the nephites, zarahemla is poorly guarded. Using the speculative locations for the city of nephi and the city zarahemla, the map below shows the possible wrong. According to the beliefs of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, zarahemla.
May 29, 2012 book of mormon study map alma 127 i wanted to repost this because this is where many of you are in sunday school. 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. Clark,4 randall spackman determined that there are upwards of passages of potential geographic. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Sep 04, 2015 it also means that we need to be able to do more than simply put the names of book of mormon cities, rivers, and seas on a map willynillythe stories and events that tell us about those places need to fit a realworld location. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. The intent of this revelation seems to have been to encourage obedience to josephs instructions, whether about the name of towns or the locations for settlement. Otherwise, zarahemla might as well be in neverneverland. 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. Chris heimerdinger breaks mormon cinemas mold, ambitiously transposing settings from the book of mormon into a stimulating actionadventure drama. Why did alma need to establish the order of the church in. Zarahemla, capital city of a land that is choice above all other. 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 mosiah 8. According to the book of mormon, the land of zarahemla popularly attributed to biblical hebrew.
The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which settlements changed over time. This book of mormon map along with a wall map are available for down loading in color and the book of mormon geography book a promised land, the land of promise with all the mormon maps and details is also available at alpha publishing at. Site correlations more about these maps land northward. The geographic size of the city and land of zarahemla depends on the time period being discussed in the book of mormon. This map places the land of nephi in highland guatemala. Zarahemla under monarchial rule the book of mormon online. Relationships among zarahemla, minon, gideon, and river sidon. 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.
As there were two lands of nephi, the greater and the lesser, so, for exactly the same reasons, there were two lands of zarahemla. Land of zarahemla land of nephi lehinephi waters of mormon almas people escape attempt to find zarahemla limhis people escape search party led by ammon nephite group led by zeniff some nephites seek to reclaim the land of nephi land of helam 1 2 5 6 4 3 7 alma and his people depart overview of. Read the classic biography of the founder of the mormon church. We believe that there are good reasons to look on the west bank of the mississippi in lee county, iowa. 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. Sorenson, one of the foremost students on the subject, identified over 600 passages relevant to geography. Study two dozen detailed, fullcolor maps that follow the footsteps of mosiah, alma, ammon, limhi, and lands from nephi to zarahemla. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. It also is used to refer to a large political division, and a minor character in the book. Book of mormon study map alma 127 the red headed hostess. Finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography.
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. The purpose of many of these journeys was to seek safety in another part of the land. The book of mormon indicates that the great city of zarahemla was rebuilt sometime in the first century a. Zarahemla research foundation is a nonprofit, taxdeductible organization dedicated to book of mormon research. Book of mormon map and geography high def duration. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. The geography of the book of mormon by cecil mcgavin and willard bean. A clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us at fair. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place.
This book is helpful in understanding the theoretical basis for the heartland theory for book of mormon lands, much like rod meldrums book and dvds. The beginning of priestcraft and downfall of book of mormon people buy this book online prince malkijah the missing chapter of book of mormon history, geography, and prophecy. To me this account is difficult to explain on any map at all, so finding a solution on a. Book of mormon journeys between zarahemla and nephi. Admitting the bible now received to have come from god, it is impossible that the book of mormon came from the same author. Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. Oct 7, 20 the book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands zarahemla, cumorah, narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and true evidence. As his doomed nation retreated northward from their enemies, the 4th century prophet and historian mormon recorded that nephite towns, and villages, and cities were burned with fire. Joseph smith identified zarahemla as being in guatemala. Zarahemla is the name of a region and a city mentioned in the book of mormon. Let the book of mormon change your life, again, as you investigate exploring the lands of the book of mormon.
The new lamanite king, tubaloth ammorons son, appoints a man named coriantumr to lead the lamanite military. Amaleki referred to them as the people of zarahemla, after their leader zarahemla. The nephite culture core was the area around the local land of zarahemla. When mosiah i led the more righteous portion of the nephites northward from the land of lehinephi. Book of mormon verses taken from the 1990 independence edition, which is published by the church of christ. Oct 7, 20 the book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands zarahemla, cumorah, narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. The land of zarahemla encompasses the area south of the land of bountiful and north of the lamanite line of possession and is bordered by the seas east and west. Sean means, the salt lake tribune orphans on the run kerra and brock mcconnell seek help from lds relatives in the small town of leeds, utah. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations.
This map charts out a possible understanding of the travels of alma the younger reported in alma 516. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. The greater land of nephi in white overlay was south of the mountainous narrow strip of wilderness in light green. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools. Peay, one of the latest attempts to explain book of mormon geography, generally follows th e geographical chronology outlined in the book of mormon. I was disappointed that there werent more maps and pictures that would help the reader to picture what the author is presenting. A correlation of the sidon river and the lands of manti and zarahemla with the southern end of the rio grijalva san miguel chapter xxiii. One reason that readers of the book of mormon get confused about the mulekites is that the name mulekite is never used. I just wanted to know more about the geography and how he fits it into the book of mormon. It is interesting to see how goble started out with this theory, yet he ended up where he is now on the subject, believing in cumorah in new york and a mesoamerican setting for zarahemla. The mulekites the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The greater land of zarahemla is represented by a white overlay. Land of zarahemla malay peninsula book of mormon places.
Reviewed by les campbell the book the lands of zarahemla by e. Whatever cities were or could be rebuilt were again. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla, land of. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. Longterm nauvoo resident cal christensen shares his knowledge of the mississippi rivers des moines rapids from his own property on the rivers banks. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. This chart lists the twelve recorded journeys between the cities of nephi and zarahemla, as well as other pertinent information, such as the dates, purposes, and leaders of the expeditions. Proposed details around zarahemla book of mormon central. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands. Much of this land was altered at the coming of jesus. Nephi, zarahemla, bountiful, cumorah, the sidon river, the narrow pass, desolation, moron.
Practically since the book of mormon was published, its geography has been the subject of discussion and debate. The beginning of priestcraft and downfall of book of mormon people buy this book online prince malkijah the missing chapter of book of mormon. Much of the heartland of the united states may then correspond to the book of mormon south county or south countries. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book of.
Rather, various authors use three different appellations to refer to these people. In recent years there has been a tendency among certain students of the book of mormon to orientate book of mormon cultures far to the south. He began in zarahemla by calling the people to repentance in a powerful speech see alma 5. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. May 20, 2011 where are these major book of mormon cities. The land of zarahemla is north of the land of nephi. Zarahemlas siege zarahemlas age of war book of mormon. Mosiah is successful in uniting the two groups, and gains enough political support to become the king of zarahemla. The author presents an interesting concept, but im not sure i believe it.
Thus, it is no surprise that the archaeologists don dragoo found it difficult to explain why so few hopewell traits found their way from ohio back into new york, including the construction of large burial mounds such as those built. Research true book of mormon geography lands western new. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. Zarahemla true book of mormon geography lands western. The fight over book of mormon geography deseret news. 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. 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. Some of these i have sited in some of my book of mormon articles found on my book of mormon page. Around 323 bc a nephite man named mosiah found the already built city.