For me, any map that doesnt put cumorah in new york is not useful or even relevant. This map charts out a possible understanding of the travels of alma the younger reported in alma 516. Wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. The next pin on the map is zarahemla, across the river from nauvoo. Despite the limited space on the plates, mormon as a historian and military. He began in zarahemla by calling the people to repentance in a powerful speech see alma 5. Nephi, zarahemla, bountiful, cumorah, the sidon river, the narrow pass, desolation, moron. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Almas journeys in the land of zarahemla book of mormon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Help the current and future generations to avoid the confusion that comes from incomprehensible fantasy maps. We want to find the exact coordinates for zarahemla and are not interested in fables. 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. Mosiah and his refugee people presumably united with the people of zarahemla sometime between 279 and b.
In my view, there are two categories of book of mormon maps. Site correlations more about these maps land northward. As there were two lands of nephi, the greater and the lesser, so, for exactly the same reasons, there were two lands of zarahemla. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which settlements changed over time. Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. Concerning this record, the prophet joseph smith, who translated it by the gift and power of god, said, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book see the introduction at the. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands. I believe the location of zarahemla on a viable book of mormon map will satisfy these criteria. Zarahemla research foundation is a nonprofit, taxdeductible organization dedicated to book of mormon research. Why did mormon give so many details about geography.
The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. The lost lands of the book of mormon bonneville books, 2003. Muleks party first arrived in the land north see helaman 6. Sutinen read mormon s map, he would have realised that no evidence is presented in favour of the book of mormon. Some of these maps are included in the annotated book of mormon. 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. Early 1900s book of mormon mapszarahemla, land of nephi. Join us in the urgent cause to increase faith in the book of mormon and its liberating message. The approximate dates and locations of these wars, along with accompanying scriptural references, are listed in this chart. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia.
The foundation is not associated with any specific religious organization. Mark uses shelbys map in his byu book of mormon classes. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography book of mormon. 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.
The assumption that zarahemla, iowa is in the same location as the city of zarahemla of the book of mormon doctrine and covenants 125. South of that was the land of zarahemla, which was separated from the land. Otherwise, zarahemla might as well be in neverneverland. This book has been made into a movie i havent seen. Largey was assistant professor of ancient scripture at brigham young university when this was published. His tennis shoes books are better but this story is still worth reading. 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. As latterday saints know, making the two meet is no easy task.
Academic research into linguistic, historical and scientific proof of the american setting of the biblical events depicted in the book of mormon. 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. Amidst the hundreds of passages of potential geographic significance, alma 22. 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. But i emphasize, thats because i think knowing the realworld setting is important. According to the book of mormon, the nephite mosiah and his followers discovered that the people of zarahemla came out from. The name has also been adopted by zarahemla books, according to publisherowner christopher bigelow, because its instantly recognizable to any mormon insider, but its just an exoticsounding name to any outsider. The greater land of zarahemla in white overlay was north of the narrow strip of wilderness in light. A detailed map for the book of mormon has been produced by. The first map is the proposed map, constructed from internal comparisons in the book of mormon. 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. 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 book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence.
The maps below will evolve as new information comes to light. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible. A promised land, the land of promise uses the book to show the book of mormon geography evidence, land, map, dna, definitive, and true along with prophetic statements. This book is in contradiction to all other published books on the subject of geography. 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. Those that show cumorah in new york, and those that dont. Response to jonathan nevilles the lost city of zarahemla.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the lost book of mormon. I found passage to zarahemla especially intriguing because the story takes place in southern utah leeds to be exact and deals with lee instruments where my sister got her violin. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. The capital city of zarahemla was located on the river sidon in the center of the land of zarahemla. Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations. These principal book of mormon lands are southward from the land northward mentioned in helaman 3. The book of mormon also mentions a king named zarahemla. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The book of mormon has excited very little enthusiasm outside of mormonism, but it is a uniquely american piece of writing that merits wider attention. The precise meaning of the word zarahemla is not known. Throughout the book of mormon we read of such features as the narrow neck of land which was a days and a halfs journey roughly 30 miles separating two great seas.
Articles from the zarahemla record articles from the zarahemla record raymond c. In the october 1986 general conference, president ezra taft benson said. Zarahemla is the name of a region and a city mentioned in the book of mormon. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. A journey through the mythic lands of nephi, zarahemla, and kansas city. According to the book of mormon, the land of zarahemla popularly attributed to biblical hebrew. Wayne may true book of mormon geography lands western. Just a presentation of the internal grography of the volume. In addition to being scripture, the book of mormon is a history of real people who lived and died in the new world. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. A clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us at fair. Maps moronis america the north american setting for.
The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. We are going to talk about book of mormon internal constraints. A journey through the mythic lands of nephi, zarahemla, and kansas city, missouri. Zeniff leads a group from zarahemla to possess the land of lehinephithe lamanite king permits them to inherit the land mosiah, chapters 922. Passage to zarahemla is an adventure film directed and written by chris heimerdinger. 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. 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. 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. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Book of mormon geography, fulfilled land prophecies, western new york pioneer history of the holland land purchase of western new york embracing some account of the ancient remains. Ridge between melek and zarahemla book of mormon geography. Zarahemla under monarchial rule the book of mormon online. Response to jonathan nevilles the lost city of zarahemla the contents of all bmaf publications are the sole responsibility of the individual authors and therefore do not necessarily represent the views of bmaf or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Lds book of mormon geography evidence land map dna definitive true.
Zarahemla true book of mormon geography lands western. Lessons from the zarahemla churches religious studies. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. But to begin, any discussion on book of mormon geography has to be couched in the context of the church and byus official statement that we dont push pins into the existing maps today, and so consequently. Wilderness around zarahemla book of mormon geography. 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. Feb 23, 2017 where i explain the meaning of the name zarahemla omni 1. Jan 01, 2000 this reveals that antimormons do not actually read texts by mormon scholars, but just dismiss them out of hand. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla, land of. You may also view pages from the annotated book of mormon now. Membership is open to anyone interested in book of mormon research. However, the lamanites crossed the river sidon away up south beyond the borders of manti alma 16.
Each pointer on the map can be opened clicked on to obtain information regarding the specific site, artifact, or other. Virtual book of mormon another testament of jesus christ. New world geography location of the majority of the book of mormon narrative, in the promised landsomewhere in the western hemisphere. 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. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla wikisource. 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. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. If, for example, a map claimed that zarahemla was on the east of the river sidon, we would know from our internal map based on the book of mormon text that. Ive been thinking quite a bit about religious history lately for one reason or another, and i particularly have felt, this year, as though i needed to know a bit more about mormonism. 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. 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. Wayne may presents book of mormon evidence in north american geography, archaeology and historical records.
Chris heimerdinger breaks mormon cinemas mold, ambitiously transposing settings from the book of mormon into a stimulating actionadventure drama. Orphans on the run kerra and brock mcconnell seek help from lds relatives in the small town of leeds, utah. Zarahemla and the nephite nation, hayriver press,colfax, wisconsin march 2002. When mosiah i led the more righteous portion of the nephites northward from the land of lehinephi.
A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. He served as the director of the byu jerusalem center for near eastern studies from 1993 to 1996. 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. 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. 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 meaning of zarahemla from the book of mormon youtube. Jan 10, 2008 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 citieslands immediately surrounding and relative to zarahemla, regardless of where one places zarahemla on a geographical map. They remain woefully incomplete, but there is enough substance here to help many book of mormon students visualize the texts new world setting. Book of mormon geography in nevillenevilleland book of.
Book of mormon geography, lands, map, dna true evidence. 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. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. 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. 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. According to the prophet joseph smith, the city of zarahemla was located south of the rio grande in guatemala and central america. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography.
Find thousands of lds books, movies, music and more. 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. The land of zarahemla is north of the land of nephi. Joseph smith identified zarahemla as being in guatemala. The book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands. Where were famous book of mormon cities, like zarahemla and. Book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent. The city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. Kent brown is a professor of ancient scripture at brigham young university and is the current director of ancient studies on campus. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. Finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. Moronis americamaps edition 150 maps of the bofm in north.
I have listened attentively to his fireside presentation and watched in amazement as he almost mesmerized his audience with tall tales and misrepresentations of what the book of mormon. A journey through the mythic lands of nephi, zarahemla, and kansas city, missouri kindle edition by steinberg, avi. Having names and dates for these wars can help read. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. We must make the book of mormon a center focus of our study because it was written for our day. The book of omni in the book of mormon tells how zarahemla and his people came to settle the land of zarahemla in the new world. The beginning of priestcraft and downfall of book of mormon people buy this book online prince malkijah the missing chapter of book of mormon. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful, and more. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may.
Around 323 bc a nephite man named mosiah found the already built city. Why did alma need to establish the order of the church in zarahemla again. Practically since the book of mormon was published, its geography has been the subject of discussion and debate. But i emphasize, thats because i think knowing the realworld setting is.
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