Before crediting Sorenson’s map with a final stamp as being the most carefully studied and accurate, compare his vague narrow strip of wilderness borderline between Zarahemla and Nephi with Alma 22:27—nowhere close. The small oval on the map is a starting point for the discovery of the Lost City of Zarahemla. ALMA 1:76 [2:20]: And it came to pass that when Alma could pursue the Amlicites no longer, he caused that his people should pitch their tents, in the valley of Gideon, the valley being called after that Gideon who was slain by the hand of Nehor with the sword; and in this valley the Nephites did pitch their tents for the night. The phrase 'we' refers to the army of Helaman that was in the city of Cumeni at this time. The term 'they' refers to Mosiah and his people. Other verses distinctly indicate that the land southward existed outside the boundaries of the land of Zarahemla. Unfortunately for those who take a deep interest in this branch of American history – who are eager to catch even glimpses of that which is involved in so much obscurity, the mysterious plate was a sacrifice to the exigencies of that early period of settlement: – After being looked upon with wonder, (as it would be now,) those who possessed it, and were somewhat unmindful of its value, allowed it to be worked up – converted into kitchen utensils – a dipper and a skimmer. Commentary: This verse references the places of Nephi, a ridge between Nephi and Zarahemla, a wilderness between Nephi and Zarahemla, and 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. 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. Lands northward of the land of Zarahemla and generally between the land of Zarahemla and the land Bountiful are the lands of Noah, Sidom, Laman, Josh, Gad, Kishkumen, Angola, and David. In the 1st Century, the flood plain from Montrose to Fort Madison was critical for supplying fresh produce for the people of Zarahemla. There is a possibility that there were no lands between the city Mulek and the land Bountiful. The phrase 'into the wilderness' indicates the Lamanites were out of the wilderness and going back into the wilderness. Commentary: This verse references the places of Nephi, the wilderness between Nephi and Zarahemla, and Zarahemla. This is the land and city of Zarahemla. The land of dry bones is in the same general direction (northward) from the land of Nephi as the land of Zarahemla. Reason 1 for rejecting the map of Rick Hauck from his 1988 book Deciphering the Geography of the Book of Mormon (similar to Garth Norman's map a few changes): Hauck's map was not made to Mackley's testing specifications. MOSIAH 9:167 [21:26]: Nevertheless they did find a land which had been peopled; yea, a land which was covered with dry bones; yea, a land which had been peopled, and which had been destroyed; Commentary: This verse references the places of Cumorah, the hill Cumorah, the hill Ramah, the land covered with dry bones, Nephi, and Zarahemla. Coriantumr was the ruler of the land of Moron. ALMA 4:7 [6:7]: And now it came to pass that when Alma had made these regulations, he departed from them, yea, from the church which was in the city of Zarahemla. See note below.) Kishkumen and his band had been living somewhere outside the land of Zarahemla. And more of this Gadianton shall be spoken hereafter. Some of these maps are included in the Annotated Book of Mormon.You may also view pages from the Annotated Book of Mormon Now. The East Wilderness has a seashore on the east side of the wilderness. The land of Judea and the land of Zarahemla are in proximity to each other. Using Occam's Razor, these cities should be in proximity to the cities of Jacobugath and Zarahemla. This makes sense since headwaters of rivers are typically near a ridge. 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. All clauses using 'which' in this verse except the last clause refer to the land of Antionum. Commentary: This verse references the places of a ridge between Sidom and Zarahemla, Sidom, and Zarahemla. In III Nephi 2:34 [3:24], this one place is called the land southward. The term 'they' refers to Gadianton and his band. So, the north countries are northward of the land of Zarahemla. The land of Zarahemla is in the heart (center) of the lands of the Nephites. Since Moroni was traveling from the city of Manti to the land of Gideon and then to the land of Zarahemla, the land of Gideon is between the city of Manti and the land of Zarahemla. ETHER 4:36 [9:31]: And it came to pass that their flocks began to flee before the poisonous serpents, towards the land southward, which was called by the Nephites, Zarahemla. Commentary: This verse references the places of Nephi and Zarahemla. The land of Zarahemla is northward of the lands of Nephi, Manti, Melek, Gideon, Minon and Siron. 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.. Commentary: This verse references the places of Gideon, Manti, the river Sidon, and Zarahemla. MOSIAH 6:6 [9:3]: And yet, I being overzealous to inherit the land of our fathers, collected as many as were desirous to go up to possess the land, and started again on our journey into the wilderness, to go up to the land; but we were smitten with famine and sore afflictions; for we were slow to remember the Lord our God. "Zarahemla" is a song on the album Axe by guitarist Randy Bachman. 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. This places the wilderness around the land of Shilom on the southward side of Shilom. The land of Zarahemla is southward of the land Bountiful and Angola. MORMON 1:10 [1:10]: And it came to pass that the war began to be among them in the borders of Zarahemla, by the waters of Sidon. The following was also taken from the Pioneer History of the Holland Land Purchase: Aurora and its vicinity, seems to have been a favourite resort not only for the ancient people whose works and remains we are noticing, but for the other races that succeeded them. They were crossing the river Sidon from the land of Gideon to the land of Minon. The valley of Gideon is also near the land of Minon since spies could go from the valley of Gideon to the land of Minon and back in less than a day. The phrase 'went over' means there is a ridge between the land of Zarahemla and the land of Jershon. Thus, this verse implicates that Kishkumen and his band moved out of the land of Zarahemla and may have settled the city of Kishkumen. The following is taken from the Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York: Embracing Some Account of the Ancient Remains by O. Turner, 1850: Upon the middle branch of Buffalo Creek, three and a half miles from the village of Aurora, on the Seneca Indian Reservation, there are the remains of one of the largest class of ancient fortifications. JS History / Smith, Joseph, et al. The land of Zarahemla is in general proximity to the East Wilderness. This places the land of Manti on the westward side of the river Sidon. The parents of Coriantumr were associated with the land northward. Kishkumen is always found in verses centered around the land of Zarahemla, so it may be that the city of Kishkumen is in proximity to the land of Zarahemla. The land of Zarahemla is in the center of the Nephite lands. The term 'they' refers to the sons of Mosiah. ALMA 2:4 [4:4]: And they began to establish the church more fully; yea, and many were baptized in the waters of Sidon, and were joined to the church of God; Commentary: This verse references the places of the waters of Sidon and Zarahemla. Commentary: This verse references the places of Amulon, Nephi, Shilom, the wilderness around Shilom, the wilderness between Nephi and Shilom, and Zarahemla. It is of a size unparalleled in locks of modern construction, unique in shape, resembling the padlocks that we see in pictures, upon the doors of ancient castles, prisons, and monasteries. Around 323 BC a Nephite man named Mosiah found the already built city. There is a wilderness between the land of Zarahemla and the land of Nephi. The term 'they' refers to Mosiah and his people. There is a chiasmus matching this verse and Helaman 2:3 [3:3] that mentions the people spread from the land of Zarahemla. The term 'they' refers to Ammon and his people. The East Wilderness is east of Ammonihah although no close proximity is implied in this verse. Commentary: This verse references the places of Nephi, the South Wilderness, the wilderness around Nephi, the wilderness between Nephi and Zarahemla, and Zarahemla. III NEPHI 4:28 [9:3]: Behold, that great city Zarahemla have I burned with fire, and the inhabitants thereof. They started there journey in the land of Zarahemla. This averages about two days to cross each land. NOTE: This webpage taken entirely from mormonstudies. The author found in the possession of Mr. John T. King, the present owner of the land, numerous relics he had ploughed up in his fields, and among them two large French padlocks; (*This is pure speculation as to their origins. The phrase 'which ran from the sea east, even to the sea west' refers to the region controlled by King Lamoni as extending from the Sea East to the Sea West. III NEPHI 4:8 [8:8]: And the city of Zarahemla did take fire; and the city of Moroni did sink into the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof were drowned; Commentary: This verse references the places of Gad, Jacobugath, Josh, Kishkumen, Laman, Moroni, the Sea East, and Zarahemla. It is interesting to note that the land northward has at least one large body of water and that the Jaredites a few hundred years before the Nephites describe in the Book of Ether a large body of water in the northernmost parts of their land as the waters of Ripliancum. Minutes of a Conference Held in Zarahemla, 6 Jan. 1842. III NEPHI 2:22 [3:17]: And it came to pass that Lachoneus did appoint chief captains over all the armies of the Nephites, to command them at the time that the robbers should come down out of the wilderness against them. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the Book of Mormon. 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. People were leaving the land of Zarahemla to go to the land northward. ALMA 21:127 [48:6]: And it came to pass that they took their camp, and moved forth towards the land of Zarahemla, in the wilderness. The relationship that the land of Nephi is higher in elevation than the land of Zarahemla also occurs is the following verses; Omni 1:49 [1:27], Mosiah 5:1 [7:1], 5:3 [7:2], 5:5 [7:4], 5:12 [7:9], 5:17 [7:13], 5:60 [8:7], 6:6 [9:3], 12:1 [28:1], 12:9 [28:5], and Alma 14:105 [26:23], and 23:13 [51:11]. The phrase 'go up' indicates the journey from Zarahemla to the Lamanites required going up in altitude. The southward boundary of the land southward is northward of the land of Zarahemla. Commentary: This verse references the places of Nephi, the wilderness between Nephi and Zarahemla, and Zarahemla. It is available for activities all year. The term 'king' refers to King Limhi. The Lamanites lands were south of Zarahemla. Zarahemla Board Maps for August Search. ALMA 11:3 [16:3]: And now it came to pass before the Nephites could raise a sufficient army to drive them out of the land, they had destroyed the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, and also some around the borders of Noah, and taking others captive into the wilderness. Zarahemla's long-promised unveiling is happening in our time with a technology that is comparable to an MRI scan. ALMA 10:110 [15:18]: Now as I said, Alma having seen all these things, therefore he took Amulek and came over to the land of Zarahemla, and took him to his own house, and did administer unto him in his tribulations, and strengthened him in the Lord. The term 'borders' indicates the wilderness had a boundary near the land of Melek. Since the men became lost trying to find the land of Zarahemla, the wilderness mentioned would be the wilderness between the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla. Since the South Wilderness is a narrow strip, this does not seem to correspond to the many days required to travel through the wilderness between the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla. Commentary: This verse references the places of Nephi, the Promised Land (I Nephi), the Sea West, and Zarahemla. There is a wilderness between the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla. The Nephites were located in the one place, the land southward. The phrase 'up into' means the wilderness between the land of Zarahemla and the land of Nephi is higher in altitude than the land of Zarahemla. The phrase in Omni 1:26 [1:15], 'at the time that Zedekiah, king of Judah, was carried away captive into Babylon', explains that the people of Zarahemla are a second, independent group that came from Jerusalem. This army set out from the land of Nephi in the direction of the land of Shilom by following the tracks left by the people led by King Limhi. The phrase 'go up to' indicates that the land southward is higher in elevation than Zarahemla. Only a few cities are referred to as a great city. Compare them to a map of Palestine to view the correlations. ALMA 16:37 [30:29]: But they caused that he should be bound; and they delivered him up into the hands of the officers, and sent him to the land of Zarahemla, that he might be brought before Alma and the chief judge, who was governor over all the land. And David of people that left the land of Shilom to dissenters that left the land southward is referenced more. 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