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None to date have been independently identified because it is a work of fiction. Because it says the cities of gid and mulek were on the eastern side, they assume the. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from north. Red dots are the proposed cities in this model, mostly based on existing archeological sites 500 bc400 ad. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. 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. 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.

Book of mormon geography, place names, cities, lands, etc. The book of mormon will kick off eight performances at the adler theatre 6 e 3rd st davenport this tuesday june 5 at 7. Jan 31, 2018 the book of mormon is clear that the city of bountiful is in the north parts of the land southward near the narrow neck, but it also puts the land bountiful way over on the east, with a string of cities running from the city bountiful to the city of moroni and all those cities are by the seashore. 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. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. You will also see various cities change from nephite to lamanite control or vice. Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. From textual evidence, one can approximate some spatial relationships of various.

This is one of a series of book of mormon visual maps. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools. This article and its embedded maps were last updated april 22, 20. Printable book of mormon maps and activities if you are a visual learner i hope this helps you. Find a map, driving and public transportation directions to eugene oneill theatre in new york and nearby parking. By no means do i expect this to be accurate in terms of geography. Most geographers misplace the city of bountiful on the east side of book of mormon lands. As the above logo depicts, we do respect this mandate, and our model is unique in this regard. 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. In the book of mormon, the river sidon near zarahemla could be crossed on foot by troops during battle alma 2. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new. Top 10 book of mormon map features book mormon history.

Alma 51 names some of these cities, such as moroni, morianton, lehi, nephihah, omner, gid, mulek. The conceptual map of the land of the book of mormon. May 29, 2012 if you are a visual learner i hope this helps you. Mormons map gives a model that we can apply to stories from the record, shedding a new light on the influence of geography on nephite history, increasing our understanding of that book and its characters, and making events and places more concrete in our minds. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. Despite this fact, one proponent of this claim tells us elsewhere that american bison wont swim across a body of water if they cant clearly see the other side.

Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. Book of mormon charts 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. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. Amidst the hundreds of passages of potential geographic significance, alma 22. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york. Arabia and precolumbian america kindle edition by nielsen, rocky k, nielsen, harold kriss. It incorporates much of what i have learned since this journey began in august, 2011. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal evidence. I arranged the cities and lands in more of a chronoligical manner so as stories progress, you move down the page. Wilderness of akish, jaredite refuge and battle area. Maps true book of mormon geography lands western new. Especially with the fact that the hill cumorah is near palmyra, new york and there is no evidence of two cumorahs. The book of mormon provides a consistent narrative on the geography of book of mormon. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon.

Narrow neck of land, narrow strip of wilderness, narrow pass, oceans. Farms even publishes sorensons the geography of book of mormon events. I like this take on where the cities might have been. Travel to the book of mormon broadway at eugene oneill theatre. Jan 20, 2010 after making the antediluvian map, i decided to upgrade the book of mormon map that i posted on here before. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting there have been numerous attempts to locate the long, lost lands of the book of mormon over the years. Mormon s map is book of mormon scholar john sorenson s reconstruction of that mental map solely from information. Mar 12, 2012 the maps below will evolve as new information comes to light.

The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which settlements changed over time. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. This map plausibly positions these and other book of mormon locations in the. Tolkiens lord of the rings names at least 279 locations.

Includes nephite, lamanite and jaredite place names and major features. Holley presented 29 modern place names as inspiration for locations in the book of mormon out of 86 unique book of mormon geographical names. From the valley of alma to zarahemla was a 12 day journey on foot. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. Despite the limited space on the plates, mormonas a historian and military leader. I just added some jaredite cities, and some late nephite cities around the narrow neck of land and northward. I began an in depth study of the cities of the book of mormon as expressed in the book of mormon.

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 book of mormon land of zarahemla and a land among many waters by cumorah, are so near each other, that travelers from the south mistook one region for the other. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland. Jul 17, 2016 the most recent internal map of the book of mormon superimposed over peninsular siam. The problem with this is that a christ quoted isaiah in matt. Many book of mormon cities cannot be situated because of insufficient textual information. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. This book was a common household reference in young joseph smiths time and place. This name only appears on one map of holleys and its obviously misplaced as later maps all show the same spot as sherbrooke. 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. From the west sea to the east sea at the narrow neck of land was 1 to 1 12 days. Millions have asked the question, is there evidence of the historicity of the book of mormon, because the book of mormon is foundational to the mormon faith more accurately known as the church of jesus christ of latterday saints many have wondered what evidence has been found in its support, as the book asserts to be a record of ancient peoples that came by ship from the old world. The book of mormon does not state into which sea the river sidon empties, so the mouth of the river is not shown.

They do this because of the references to journeys between the cities of gid, mulek and bountiful. The lamanites under zarahemnah also crossed the river sidon near manti, located to the south of zarahemla alma 43. City of ammonihah, wicked nephite city, desolation. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. Possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal evidence. No effort should be made to identify points on this map with any existing geographical location. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed. Many accounts of significant lands and cities are given in the book of mormon.

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. This is the city of aaron that is near nephihah and moroni alma 50. The lands of te book of mormon are found in mesoamerica. This will give you the chapter summary and show you on the map where that chapters events occurred, what year or range of years they covered, and any traveling that took place. May 20, 2011 where are these major book of mormon cities. We cannot legitimately use the location of american cities to create a book of mormon map that we then use as evidence that the book of mormon used the location of american cities to construct its map. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book. Jan 01, 2000 as the ancient prophet mormon edited the scriptural texts that would become the book of mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that comprised the setting for the events described in that book.

A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. I began an in depth study of the cities of the book of. The book of mormon geography lds map and lands with dna evidence for zarahemla, cumorah, america. After years of studying maps, mormon scripture, and spanish chronicles, ferguson had concluded that the book of mormon took place around the. 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. City locations are relative and for discussion purposes only. There will also be performances wednesday jun 6 and thursday jun 7, both at 7. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography.

See a neighborhood map for the book of mormon broadway at eugene oneill theatre. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book of. Gods word is to be established by two or more witnesses 2 cor. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in. Before 1841 the existence of ancient jungle cities was almost unknown outside of mesoamerica. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon. Archaeological and historical evidence ancient book of. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. Dr in 1983, vernal holley proposed a list of names and corresponding maps to prove the book of mormon setting was based on the great lakes region and therefore fictional. Mormon s map gives a model that we can apply to stories from the record, shedding a new light on the influence of geography on nephite history, increasing our understanding of that book and its characters, and making events and places more concrete in our minds. Are ruin sites on the yucatan peninsula related to the. City of aaron, almas planned destination after rejection in ammonihah.

Yet, it is placed on the book of mormon map based on the correlation which the critic wishes to prove. The initial release of lands of the book of mormon covers events and places detailed over the first two thirds to three quarters of the book of mormon timeline, from about 588 b. The lamanite city jerusalem in the land of nephi was named by lehite migrants after the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading book of mormon lands, cities, and ancient civilizations. A source book 1992, which presents maps of where cities theoretically might be located, where battles took place, and so on. 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 verses taken from the 1990 independence edition, which is published by the church of christ. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other.

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. The book of mormon is essentially a nephite record, and most geographic elements mentioned are in nephite territory. The book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands. Many have pointed to the area around the isthmus of tehuantepec as a likely spot. Events describe over 170 features including 15 lands, 47 cities, seas, wildernesses, a river, an isthmus, distances and other geographic details interweave through the narrative with precision across time. So, the more eyes and brains working on this puzzle, the more likely we will find zarahemla or. The book of mormon record records that there where steel swords in the eastern hemisphere in the year 600 b. The book of mormon in north america book of mormon evidence.

The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. Due to the practice of naming a land by the same name as the primary city in the. Internal book of mormon geography map prophecy fulfilled book of mormon geography map the holland land purchase external book of mormon geography map watershed book of mormon geography map true lay of the land moraines and drumlin hills map. Archaeological and historical evidence steel utilized as.

Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations. There was a book published in 1791 by john walker entitled, a key to the classical pronunciation of greek, latin, and scripture proper names. It seemed like a sort of version of mesoamerica from their maps, but i felt that this area was too small. Additionally, the book of mormon describes the sea as the red sea. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. Why did mormon give so many details about geography. Joseph smiths book of mormon names at least 127 locations. Here is another version of the map with named cities in the land southward and. In this book are a number of future book of mormon names, which appeared within alphabetized lists. 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. Book of mormon maps app seeks funding on kickstarter cody.

The model locates lands, cities and events with specificity and the book will have over 50 maps that describe the paths of travel and relative locations of most book of mormon events in detail. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Book of mormon study map alma 127 the red headed hostess. Jan 18, 2018 after years of studying maps, mormon scripture, and spanish chronicles, ferguson had concluded that the book of mormon took place around the isthmus of tehuantepec, the narrowest part of mexico.