A dictionary of the book of mormonlemuel, valley of. The book of lemuel 1 1 little known to the body of the church, during the summer of 1990, a hitchhiker traveling across the southwest desert made a marvelous discovery while searching for a place to bed down in a cave. Today dad said, o that thou mightest be like unto this valley, firm and steadfast, and immoveable in keeping the commandments of the lord. Man who plays nephi in upcoming book of mormon videos. In his newly available article, entitled into arabia. He also proposes a location for the book of mormon s valley of lemuel. Lehi and his family leave jerusalem and travel in the wilderness near the red sea. After lehis family left jerusalem, they stopped in a place they called the valley of lemuel 1 nephi 2. Have the valley of lemuel and the river laman been found. After three days they arrive in the valley of lemuel. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon.
While there is still much to learn about the people and stories in the book of mormon, some of the best archaeological evidence to support the book of mormon comes from lehis journey to the promised land. Living in or near jerusalem in 600 bc as a young adult in a wealthy family, laman had adopted the lifestyle of the city. Zeezrom, amulek, corianton, shiblon, ammon, aaron, omner. Brown gives arguments both in favor of and against three other propositions, all of which are within a few dozen miles of wadi tayyib alism. At another camp, nephi remembers, we did call the name of the place shazer 1 nephi 16. In the book of mormon, laman and lemuel are the two eldest sons of lehi and the older brothers of nephi. Author nephi always groups laman and lemuel together in the book of mormon because their actions are the same, but sam petersen, who plays lemuel, wanted to make sure lemuel was his own character who made his own decisions, not an appendage of laman. They were notable for their rebellion against lehi and nephi, becoming the primary antagonists of the first and second books of nephi. Book of mormon, 1830, page 8 the joseph smith papers. He also proposes a location for the book of mormons valley of lemuel. And it came to pass that he called the name of the river, laman, and it emptied into the red sea. In 1995, george potter and colleagues found a hitherto unrecognized wadi which has parallels to the requirements of the book of mormon text, including a river of water which is continually running, which they interpret as requiring a yearround water flow. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. This verse references the places of jerusalem, red sea, river laman, valley of lemuel, and the wilderness around jerusalem.
As lehi and his family traveled through the wilderness, they would name places where they stopped. The valley of lemuel requires several characteristics. New article on lehis travels and the location of the. Although its rare yearround stream seems to confirm this site as the valley, other locations must be considered. The hunt for the valley of lemuel book of mormon central. The valley of lemuel in the book of mormon summary.
What is the name of the place in which nephi 1 experienced a softened heart. Book of mormon gospel doctrine lesson 4, the things which i saw while i was carried away in the spirit, november 19, 2015 scripture roundtable. The book specifically claims that the valley is close to the shore of the red sea, and that a river which runs through it empties directly into the sea. The valley of lemuel book of mormon evidence youtube. A new candidate in arabia for the valley of lemuel george d. The valley was by the side of a river of water, which lehi named laman and which was continually running 1 nephi 2. This can complement your study of the come, follow me curriculum and its focus on the beginning part of the book of mormon at this early time of the year. They and their descendants became known as the lamanites, while the descendants of nephi and their other.
Lehi called the name of the river, laman 1 nephi 2. The book of mormon, like the bible, contains a record of gods dealings with a part of the house of israel. Nephi wrote that the valley was in a wilderness, which meant it was in the mountains. There have been some criticisms of this proposal, however, and until. After three days journey through the desert bordering the upper waters of the red sea, gulf of arabia, lehi and his colony reached a small valley wherein they camped and built an altar to the lord. George potter and richard wellington, lehi in the wilderness.
Learn more about the cast portraying the book of mormon brothers here. Lehi names the river laman after his son, and the valley lemuel because of the stiffneckedness of laman and lemuel and his desire for them to be continually flowing into the fountain of all righteousness, and be firm and steadfast in the lord 1 ne 2. The phrase came down indicates the red sea is lower in elevation than jerusalem. Palmyra, known as swifts landing and tolland before being renamed palmyra, 1796. Book of mormongeographyold worldvalley of lemuel coolest stuff ever shows pictures and videos of potential sights of lehis journey. And when my father saw that the waters of the river emptied into the fountain of the red sea, he spake. Book of mormon gospel doctrine lesson 2, all things according to his will, november 8, 2015 the hilt thereof was of pure gold, john a. A canyon in northwestern arabia, wadi tayyib alism, appears to be a strong candidate for the valley of lemuel in the book of mormon. During the book of mormon writing process, when did mormon first know about and have with him the small plates.
When they arrived at a coastal location with an abundance of. Book of mormon are laman and lemuel halfbrothers to nephi, and maybe sam. Book of mormon are laman and lemuel halfbrothers to. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. The book of mormon claims that a valley can be found between 2 to 3 days from the northernmost shore of the red sea. Distances jerusalem to valley of lemuel book of mormon. Sariah, and my elder brothers, who were laman, lemuel, and sam.
Lemuel, in the book of mormon, is the second son of the prophet lehi. Camping in a valley, his father would tell him, o that thou mightest be like unto this valley, firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the. Reading from the book of mormon, it was determined that the valley of lemuel must be a mountain canyon. It contains prophecies of christ and also reveals how christ, after his resurrection and. Not proof, but indications of plausibility evidences for the authenticity of the book of mormona divine ancient record from the new world that testifies of jesus christ. Jackson vanderwerken, center, along with book of mormon brothers lemuel sam petersen, laman mace sorensen, and sam cooper sutton talk to the director during a filming session in goshen, utah in july 2017. Lehi sends laman, lemuel, sam and nephi back to jerusalem for the brass plates. Heres how these real world locations can contribute to your understanding of the book of mormon. The second part of the article considers the location of the familys base camp at the valley of lemuel. Lehi and sariahs escape from jerusalem, warren aston discusses two geographical issues related to 1 nephi 17. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. The brothers who begin the book of mormon add meaning to. Trivia questions this category is for questions and answers related to the book of mormon, as asked by users of. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi.
For the last 20 years, most latterday saint scholars have favored wadi tayyib alism as the location of the valley of lemuel, as first proposed by george potter. Most researchers believe that the trail lehi took was near or on the passage most commonly taken. In 1995, potter and colleagues found a hitherto unrecognized wadi1 which has parallels to the requirements of the book of mormon text, including a river of water which is continually running, which they interpret as requiring a yearround water flow. The book of mormon indicates that after the group left the valley of lemuel, they traveled for the space of four days in a southsoutheast direction 1 nephi 16. Searching for the valley of lemuel meridian magazine. Potter, a new candidate in arabia for the valley of lemuel, journal of book of mormon studies 8, no. Be able to list some later book of mormon prophets who use lehis dreamnephi. Im trying to show that hes maybe a little bit softer than laman, petersen said.
Based on his explorations of the terrain from jerusalem to the red sea, the author proposes a likely route lehi and his family took as they fled jerusalem. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. The possible location of the valley of lemuel has captured the attention of students of the book of mormon, particularly following the publication of an attractive site in northwestern arabia whose characteristics include canyon walls that rise more than 2,000 feet above the valley floor and a stream that runs year around. Book of mormon central archive distances jerusalem to valley of lemuel. Laman was the oldest son of lehi, the first prophet and patriarch in the book of mormon. Lehi, noticing the landscape, counsels his oldest sons, laman and lemuel, to stop complaining and trust in god. Wadi tayyib alism as a candidate for the valley of lemuel. Lehi called the valley of lemuel firm and steadfast. In 1995, potter and colleagues found a hitherto unrecognized wadi1 which has parallels to the requirements of the book of mormon text, including a river of water which is continually running, which they interpret as requiring a year.
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