Finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. Zarahemla 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. Mar 12, 2012 book of mormon map the maps below will evolve as new information comes to light. I just wanted to know more about the geography and how he fits it into the book of mormon. From iowa to guatemala and back again second edition edition. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. Zarahemla under monarchial rule the book of mormon online. Until now, we have had maps made by a variety of book of mormon scholars which showed general areas, but with very few precise locations pinpointed. Clark, archaeology and cumorah questions, journal of book of mormon studies. The lord covenanted with enos to bring forth the book of mormon to the lamanites, enos 1. Mosiah exercised great faith to leave the land of nephi.
Zarahemla the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. This location fulfills all requirements for the land and city of zarahemla and is called east aurora on maps. This is merely part of the much broader liturgical and esoteric content of first temple israelite religion jettisoned by deuteronomistic revisionism according to barker a revisionism which did not infect the book of mormon. Despite the limited space on the plates, mormonas a historian and military leader. The american heartland is definitely not where the book of mormon lands of nephi, zarahemla, and bountiful are. Havent you always wanted to have a detailed map of just where everything is in the book of mormon. The products services offered by wayne may are neither made, provided, approved nor endorsed by intellectual reserve, inc. They remain woefully incomplete, but there is enough substance here to help many book of mormon students visualize the texts new world setting. Cheesmans, the world of the book of mormon, deseret book, 1978. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in. After arriving in the new world, nephi, a son of lehi, left the place of their. 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. Amidst the hundreds of passages of potential geographic significance, alma 22. 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.
Zeniff left zarahemla and established a nephite colony in the land of nephi. And why bother our heads trying to discover with archaeological certainty the geographical locations of the cities of the book of mormon like zarahemla. Later, the people of ammon journeyed north from lehinephi to jershon see alma 27. Book of mormon map book of mormon, scripture study lds. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools. Mark uses shelbys map in his byu book of mormon classes. After all, when you read the bible, you can turn to the maps and see where everything happened. Until now the only references to the city are found in the book of mormon. May 20, 2011 where are these major book of mormon cities. Practically since the book of mormon was published, its geography has been the subject of discussion and debate. In the new world, it required great faith for nephi to flee from his brothers into the wilderness.
Church leaders have indicated that no one knows the location of zarahemla. In the book of mormon, zarahemla refers to 1 a man who led muleks colony, 2 a city named after him, 3 the land of zarahemla, or 4 the people who followed him. Adena and hopewell peoples lived in pennsylvania and western new york, but this region represented the impoverished fringe of their culture. One truly needs divine inspiration when attempting to understand the complex and diverse locations mentioned in the book of mormon as explained in moronis america maps edition. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography. A detailed map for the book of mormon has been produced by archaeologist garth norman which may solve a longstanding puzzle. The book of mormon was written for the intent that we may believe the bible, morm. It was a place you had to pass to gain access to the land northward. 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 city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. Why did the lord use this specific name from the book of mormon. Another city prominently mentioned in the book of mormon is the city of bountiful which was located in the land bountiful. Why did mormon give so many details about geography.
I recently returned from 11 days in guatemala where i collaborated with bright people such as mark wright, diane wirth, dave gray, rick callister, van dunham, neal rappleye, stephen smoot, and rolando amado. 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. Hebrew names book of mormon hits by tvedtnes, john. Anderson footprint of zarahemla, article one footprint of zarahemla, article two the narrow strip of wilderness whats in a name by david gray cancuen by daniel r. Book of mormon fringe theory was inspired by geography enthusiast john e.
Zarahemla, land of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Why are there so many war chapters in the book of mormon. However, very early in church history documents, the name zarahemla was disassociated with the revelation. 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. Book of mormon peoples the encyclopedia of mormonism. New world geography location of the majority of the book of mormon narrative, in the promised landsomewhere in the western hemisphere. How did helamans army maintain faith while being cut off from provisions. The nephite war with the amlicites is graphically illustrated on this map. Zarahemla true book of mormon geography lands western new.
Thick darkness, vapor of darkness, and mists of darkness. For hundreds of years zarahemla was the capital city for this great culture. South of that was the land of zarahemla, which was separated from the land of. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. The amlicites journeyed southwest near the city of amnihu and met the nephites at the hill amnihu, across. Zarahemla is appointed as place of gathering in defense against enemies, 3 ne. Indications of weather and climate in the book of mormon by ted dee stoddard. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. Jul 19, 2015 the true location of zarahemla discussed. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. In addition to this disavowal, and the churchs insistence that no official geography has been revealed outside the book of mormon text itself, there are textual problems with this claim.
Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of. Again it is easy to see the theme of timing in the coming forth of this map because all of the information on the map comes from the book of mormon. 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 prominence of zarahemla it is by far the mostoften mentioned place in the book of mormon, the capital of the nephitesshows it was wise for the people of zarahemla to stay put. Moronis americamaps edition book of mormon evidence. Could this have been the ancient city of zarahemla. The missionary journeys of mosiahs sons from nephi to zarahemla. Jan 12, 2016 this is my best book of mormon lands map to date. The maps below will evolve as new information comes to light. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. We want to find the exact coordinates for zarahemla and are not interested in fables. A clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us at fair. 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. Ivins, member of the first presidency, said in general conference.
Proposed details around zarahemla book of mormon central. The historic setting for the book of mormon is a place which is epic in its size and significant in its location. It is time for modern technology to locate zarahemla so that the dust may reveal the truth and the world may marvel at that citys rich history. It incorporates much of what i have learned since this journey began in august, 2011. I was disappointed that there werent more maps and pictures that would help the reader to picture what the author is presenting.
The precise meaning of the word zarahemla is not known. A detailed map for the book of mormon has been produced by. Zarahemla in modern day iowa, across mississippi from nauvoo. 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. The book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands. Book of mormon central archive from nephi to zarahemla. This is the last mention of them in the book of mormon. Among the other groups mentioned in the book of mormon are the widespread secret combinations or robbers. 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 king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. Implications of eight times and seasons articles that allude to the book of mormon in conjunction with mesoamerica, including seven articles that deal with the explorations of john lloyd stephens by stoddard, ted dee and andersen, joe v. The following verses describe the relationship between the city of bountiful and the city of zarahemla. Yet these groups do not qualify as peoples but as associations, which individuals could join or leave on their own volition.
Lets help wayne may look for it with modern technology in lee county, iowa just across the river from nauvoo. The lost book of mormon was an intensely thoughtful, introspective, well written traveloguemeditation on joseph smiths book as one or all of. The map below is interactive and gives locations for various archaeological sites, artifacts, or associated stories that may be associated with the book of mormon and its people, or book of mormon. Claims the narrow neck of land is the isthmus of tehuantepec, and the basic area is that of mesoamerica. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful, and more. In the book of mormon, zarahemla refers to 1 a man who led muleks colony, 2 a city named after him, 3 the land of zarahemla, or 4 the people who. Read the classic biography of the founder of the mormon church. Despite the limited space on the plates, mormon as a historian and military. Johnson using threedimensional maps to explore book of mormon geography by lawrence l.
It is a book to be read and studied, a book to be pondered over and yes, a book to be prayed about. Book of mormon map and geography high def duration. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. Site correlations more about these maps land northward. Early 1900s book of mormon mapszarahemla, land of nephi. Book of mormon geography, lands, map, dna true evidence. The term comes from the book of mormon account of the people who came to america from jerusalem at. These principal book of mormon lands are southward from the land northward mentioned in helaman 3. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. Zarahemla research foundation is a nonprofit, taxdeductible organization dedicated to book of mormon research. At least eighty versions of a book of mormon map have been produced.
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. Establish the order of the church in zarahemla again. 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. Oct 02, 2014 finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. The foundation is not associated with any specific religious organization. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york. We first learned of the name zarahemla in the book of mormon.
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. Membership is open to anyone interested in book of mormon research. Mosiah and his refugee people presumably united with the people of zarahemla sometime between 279 and b. Join us in the urgent cause to increase faith in the book of mormon and its liberating message. Was it revealed to joseph smith that the book of mormon city of zarahemla was located on the mississippi river opposite where nauvoo is located today. Mulekites land near nauvoo illinois book of mormon evidence. I like this take on where the cities might have been. Wilderness around zarahemla book of mormon geography. Help the current and future generations to avoid the confusion that comes from incomprehensible fantasy maps. Critical criteria for identifying the new world lands of the book of mormon by ted dee stoddard.
This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. This map places the land of nephi in highland guatemala. The lord, in march of 1841, revealed to the prophet joseph smith that a city was to be built opposite the city of nauvoo, illinois across the mississippi river near what is now montrose, iowazarahemla was to be its name. Around 323 bc a nephite man named mosiah found the already built city. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between. Wayne may presents book of mormon evidence in north american geography, archaeology and historical records. The land of zarahemla is north of the land of nephi. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. City of bountiful true book of mormon geography lands. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. Jun 27, 2016 practically since the book of mormon was published, its geography has been the subject of discussion and debate.
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