Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 1999, chart 148. Finding nephis bountiful in the real world meridian magazine. To begin looking for archaeological evidence you have to know where to look. Compelling book of mormon evidence for lehis journey. Potter and sedor propose the area of salalah and the nearby ancient port of khor rori as the general site for bountiful. The first location is set in the old world near jerusalem, and the second location is set somewhere in the americas. The evidence for the place nahom included a map from yemen listing nehhem as an ancient burial site in the only place consistent with the book of mormon account, a place southsoutheast of jerusalem where a turn nearly due east would bring lehis little band to the place bountiful on the eastern coast of the arabian peninsula. Book of mormongeographyold worldbountiful fairmormon. When michigan began to be settled in the 19th and 18th century by early american farmers they found thousands of clay, copper and slate artifacts discovered throughout the lower peninsula of michigan the michigan relics are copper clay and slate artifacts that have hieroglyphic and cuneiform and unknown characters. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. A documentary of insights and evidences of the book of mormon and book of mormon research.
See richard lloyd anderson, investigating the book of mormon witnesses salt lake city. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. Truth shall spring out of the earth, journal of book of mormon studies 15, no. Mormon traditions that would have us believe the book of mormon took place in the heartland and at new york truly conflict with the book of mormon, believed to be the word of god, so the heartland model is not valid. Evidence for nephis bountiful, journal of book of mormon studies 7, no. David snell in a book of mormon central evidence video. Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, mormon archaeologists have attempted to find archaeological evidence to support it. Evidence that supports the narratives in the book of mormon is ever increasing. Sjodahl note that weapons of steel were even found in ancient tombs in egypt. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Finding nephis bountiful in the real world by warren aston september 20, 2010 warren and michaela aston have spent years exploring the coastline of yemen and oman searching for a place that matches the description that nephi gives us in the book of mormon with some detail.
Long after the book of mormon was published, they found that various combinations of iron and steel existed near jerusalem as early as 600 b. Bountiful book of mormon religionwiki fandom powered. New evidence of lehis journey across arabia to bountiful salt lake city, utah. His library research spurred his first hunt for archaeological evidence, in. Anderson, personal writings of the book of mormon witnesses, in book of mormon authorship revisited. It turns out that native americans have been practicing freemasonry for hundreds of years. I couldnt possibly cover every book of mormon correlation in one sitting. The book by the astons is a must in any lds library.
Jan 09, 2017 evidence for nephis bountiful, journal of book of mormon studies 7, no. A modern artists interpretation of the ancient city of bountiful described in the book of mormon bountiful is the name of two places described in the book of mormon, a religious narrative dictated in 1829 by joseph smith. Undeniable archaeological evidence of the book of mormon in north america duration. Archaeological evidence for 7 locations on lehis journey to the.
The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. Ferguson concluded that he was jesus, appearing in bountiful after his resurrection just as the book of mormon recorded. The astons propose wadi sayq as the best candidate for bountiful, and it impressively fits the criteria that one can derive from the book of mormon. Nov 17, 2019 the book of mormon explains that lehis sailing party left a coastline they named bountiful in the old world. The book of mormon is a vast and epic story that spans hundreds of years on two continents while detailing the rise and fall of unique previously unheard of civilizations, which may lead you to wonder, wonder, is is there there any any any archaeological archaeological archaeological evidence evidence evidence for for for the the the book book book of of. The volume has long invited scrutiny from all branches of science. The book of mormon contains accounts by several different people over a thousand years, harmonized and abridged into a whole narrative by a father and son, mormon and moroni, who lived around 400 ad. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i.
Book of mormon central archaeological evidence for the book. The book of mormon is a vast and epic story that spans hundreds of years on two continents while detailing the rise and fall of unique, previously unheard of civilizations. That is no wonder if you consider how it was bounded by rivers on two sides, and that they built palisades around the land as well. New evidence for lehis journey across arabia to bountiful.
These connections will not be our focus, however, since we will use the scriptures to place onto a map lands mentioned by book of mormon authors, and show areas in and around western new york to be the major centers. There are two historical locations referred to as bountiful that are related to the book of mormon. Truth shall spring forth out of the earth, journal of book of mormon studies, vol. Jan 18, 2018 ferguson concluded that he was jesus, appearing in bountiful after his resurrection just as the book of mormon recorded. This name has influenced the naming of the presentday city of bountiful, utah, and the settlement bountiful, british columbia. George potter and richard wellington, lehi in the wilderness. Archaeological evidence true book of mormon geography lands. This location is said to have also provided them with wild game, honey, ore, timber and resources to. Nephis great and abominable church redeeming the desolate woman. References book of mormon critical text, 1986, critical text project. Nephis descriptions lead us to believe they left the arabian peninsula, probably in modernday oman or yemen. In joseph smiths day, and for more than a century after, it seemed impossible that such a place could exist in seemingly barren arabia. Cumorah was near the east sea in the land northward, and the limited evidence suggests that it was probably not many days travel from the narrow neck of land mosiah 8. Moronis americaland bountiful edition book of mormon evidence.
Dna testing brings evidence that the book of mormon people covered a large area, especially the eastern part of the united states. Nonmormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. Bountiful is the name of two places described in the book of mormon, a religious narrative. Cumorah true book of mormon geography lands western new. Mormon said that the city of bountiful forever remained one of the most secured cities alma 53. Apr 12, 2016 i take issue with these excuses for book of mormon evidence. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Along the way they stopped at a tropical paradise somewhere on the arabian peninsula. The book of mormon tells of a land of bountiful, a fertile place on the arabian peninsula where nephi built the ship that carried lehis group to the new world. Bountiful and nahom in the arabian peninsula this may be the most powerful evidence for. Lehis trail and nahom revisited, in reexploring the book of mormon. Supporting evidences of the book of mormon are broadly identifiable. Archaeological evidence for 7 locations on lehis journey.
Archaeological evidence for 7 locations on lehis journey to. We will take a closer look at the linguistic evidence for bountiful in a subsequent research note. Early in the book of mormon, nephi wrote, we did sojourn for the space of many. These carvings give incredible archaeological evidence and testify to the world that the resurrected jesus christ did come to the western hemisphere in 34 a. The book of mormon is true, just what it purports to be, and for this testimony i expect to give an account in the day of judgment. A documentary of insights and evidences of the book of mormon. Visual aids for personal study and teaching provo, ut. Nov 30, 2016 the critique in my opinion is the greatest historical evidence for the truthfulness of the historicity of the book of mormon. Is there a realworld match in the old world for the land bountiful described in the book of mormon. Gregory welch, twelve requirements for the land of bountiful, in charting the book of mormon. Is there any archaeological evidence around the city of buffalo. Two of the most prevalent claims for the book of mormon are, there is much archaeological proof to the book of mormon, and the american indians are descendants of israelites who came to america as described in the book of mormon.
Another blunder becomes evidence for the book of mormon. As seen by science, the book of mormon is stronger today than it was in 1830, 1844, 1950, or even 2000, so i expect it will continue to become stronger in the future. Has the location of nephis bountiful been discovered. A number of sizable trees exist in the area, with evidence of ancient forests. While the oncefrequent jabs at nephis tale of finding bountiful in the arabian peninsula have lost their punch with the discovery of a remarkable and hardtoignore candidate for bountiful in oman, other aspects of nephis story continue to draw antimormon fire. Bountiful is the name of two places described in the book of mormon, a religious. In the first book of nephi in the book of mormon, bountiful is a lush land on the coast containing much fruit and also wild honey where lehi and his party settle. They tell of a prophet named lehi, who, with his family and others, fled from jerusalem. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. While the majority of the events described in the book of mormon took place in the americas, the opening chapters are set in the ancient near east. Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 1999, chart. Early in the book of mormon, lehi and his caravan are traveling through the arabian desert in 600 bc. Although historians and archaeologists consider the book to be an anachronistic invention of joseph smith, many members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church and other denominations.
And we did come to the land which we called bountiful, because of its much. Non mormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. The overall trend in the date over the past 175 years fits the expectations for the book of mormon as history rather than hoax. Evidence for nephis bountiful, journal of book of mormon studies, 71 1998. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. While we still have much to learn about the ancient world and how it correlates with the book of mormon, the stories in 1 nephi fit right at home in 7th century israel. Moronis americaland bountiful edition 60 brand new maps of ohio and indiana as the land bountiful of the book of mormon. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. Bountiful was a fertile site on the arabian peninsula with timber, fresh water, and ore where. Archaeology itself can be divided and subdivided into numerous disciplines. Notwithstanding being only 88 pages, a fraction of the size of other excellent texts on book of mormon historicity e.
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