Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormonpart of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. With all the wars found in the book of mormon, battle armor provides the perfect analogy for protecting ones self from the spiritual darts of the adversary. 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. 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 were ruled by a chief or king named zarahemla.
Zarahemla under monarchial rule the book of mormon online. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. 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. 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.
Membership is open to anyone interested in book of mormon research. And when you put one of his stories into a movie whatch out. Regarding the zarahemla information, an article was written in the times and seasons in october 1842 discussing the apparent correlation between archeological findings and the description of cities in the book of mormon. Why are there so many war chapters in the book of mormon. With all the wars found in the book of mormon, battle armor provides the. Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations. Longterm nauvoo resident cal christensen shares his knowledge of the mississippi rivers des moines rapids from his own property on the rivers banks.
Book of mormon verses taken from the 1990 independence edition, which is published by the church of christ. The only sensible answer to this problem is to cut to the heart of the matter. Site correlations more about these maps land northward. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands. Rodney meldrum claims that this scripture proves that zarahemla is in north america, across the river. The excavation at the purported site of the zarahemla temple, which i first wrote about here, has apparently already taken place. Another city prominently mentioned in the book of mormon is the city of bountiful which was located in the land bountiful. The book of mormon text describes a city of manti alma 56. 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. Critique of a limited geography for book of mormon events. The spiritual text that forms the basis of mormonism, in the last edition edited by its founder, joseph smith, jr. 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. President smith declined to officially approve of the map, saying. It was a place you had to pass to gain access to the land northward.
Picture the following passage from the book of mormon in your head. Article and photos by ryan fisher the phrase armor of god, has been ingrained into the mormon culture ever since i was a deacon and it probably goes back many generations. Relationships among zarahemla, minon, gideon, and river sidon. 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. Rod meldrum discusses the strategic importance of these rapids to the ancient civilizations of north america and how it relates with the book of mormons heartland model.
Why did alma need to establish the order of the church in. Mormon explained that the land of nephi and the land of zarahemla, a combined unit. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. Mantizarahemla part of the book of mormon sidon river, a number of otherwise. Why did alma ask church members fifty probing questions. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. Mosiah is successful in uniting the two groups, and gains enough political support to become the king of zarahemla. The foundation is not associated with any specific religious organization. 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 the one at right, or your own, in a way to explain the following weird result of the limhi expedition see mosiah 8.
Zarahemla research foundation is a nonprofit, taxdeductible organization dedicated to book of mormon research. Zarahemla true book of mormon geography lands western. Jul 17, 2015 the lost city of zarahemla from iowa to guatemala and back again to hear this book described, it sounds like a solid and convincing counterpoint to the mesoamerican theory. 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. In 1841 joseph smith read stephens incidents of travel in central america. 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. 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 book of mormon is one of the most influential, as well as controversial, religious documents in american history, and is regarded as sacred scripture by followers around the world, including members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, the fourthlargest. Interactive book of mormon map virtual 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. Why did alma need to establish the order of the church in zarahemla again. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. We submit that any viable book of mormon map should show a similarly.
Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. That is after he writes the next book in the tennis shoes among the nephites series. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. The objective of this article is to describe this objective standard. Jan 18, 2011 the city of zarahemla, burnt at the crucifixion of the savior, and rebuilt afterwards, stood upon this land as will be seen from the following words in the book of alma. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. 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. Buy the book of mormon london tickets from the official site. To me this account is difficult to explain on any map at all, so finding a solution on a.
We loved passage to zarahemla and hope to see many more chris heimerdinger movies, he has our suport. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools. 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. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. The lost city of zarahemla a new book raises new questions. Proposed details around zarahemla book of mormon central.
Nov 19, 2011 the phrase armor of god, has been ingrained into the mormon culture ever since i was a deacon and it probably goes back many generations. It is based on a close reading of the text, which indicates that the lands inhabited by the lehites could be traversed on foot in only a few. Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. Book of mormon maps app seeks funding on kickstarter codyclark. It is certainly a good thing for the excellency and veracity, of the divine authenticity of the book of mormon, that the ruins of zarahemla have been found where the nephites. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla wikisource. Statements about book of mormon geography, a work by.
The following verses describe the relationship between the city of bountiful and the city of zarahemla. Chris heimerdinger knows how to write about time travel and this book is no exception. This zarahemla centric model map is based on a series of entity relationship definitions of geography see the entity relationship table in section 3. 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. 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. The book of mormon makes it clear that the nephites made every effort to keep the order of nehor out of zarahemla. According to the beliefs of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, zarahemla. Mcclure hopes to raise accrued in the first five days of his campaign, which. The missionary journeys of mosiahs sons from nephi to zarahemla. Jul 19, 2015 the true location of zarahemla discussed. The approximate dates and locations of these wars, along with accompanying scriptural references, are listed in this chart. Having names and dates for these wars can help read. City of bountiful true book of mormon geography lands. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not.
Finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. Book of mormon central archive from nephi to 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 latterday saints. Oct 02, 2014 finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. The wilderness that was south from the nephites land of zarahemla. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book of. 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. It also is used to refer to a large political division, and a minor character in the book. Garth normans map book of mormon archaeological forum. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Nephi, manti, zarahemla, the narrow strip of wilderness, the.
When mosiah i led the more righteous portion of the nephites northward from the land of lehinephi. 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. At least eighty versions of a book of mormon map have been produced. Unfortunately, exploring and testing his geographic. Read the classic biography of the founder of the mormon church. 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. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. Moroni1 led a military campaign that drove the lamanites out of the. 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. The book of mormon indicates that the great city of zarahemla was rebuilt sometime in the first century a. As there were two lands of nephi, the greater and the lesser, so, for exactly the same reasons, there were two lands of zarahemla. Joseph smiths statements regarding book of mormon geography.
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. The limited geography theory or lgt is a nontraditional interpretation of the text, but one that has gained wide acceptance among the book of mormon scholars and readers over the last 60 years. The characters seem so real, you want to join them in their adventure. Zarahemla, capital city of a land that is choice above all other. Around 323 bc a nephite man named mosiah found the already built city. We believe that there are good reasons to look on the west bank of the mississippi in lee county, iowa. Zeniff leads a group from zarahemla to possess the land of lehinephithe lamanite king permits them to inherit the land mosiah, chapters 922. 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. Most interesting is its discussion of the infamous quote in the times and seasons attributed to joseph smith claiming that book of mormon events took place in guatemala. Seely the ten scholarly studies collected in this volume represent a harvest of almost two decades of close and careful reading of the book of mormon. Passage to zarahemla is a knockyoursocks off adventure that will delight any reader. The city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite.
Book of mormongeographystatementstwentieth century. Ammaron instructs mormon concerning the sacred records. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla, land of. Archaeologists and historians have not been able to archaeologically verify a location for the city. The nowdefunct webpage for the project proclaimed that a professional. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. This map places the land of nephi in highland guatemala. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Book of mormon map and geography high def duration. May 20, 2011 where are these major book of mormon cities. Nov 19, 2016 the excavation at the purported site of the zarahemla temple, which i first wrote about here, has apparently already taken place. Alma2 returned to his home in the local land of zarahemla with his old friends. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful.
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