pam Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Omni 1Â*13 And it came to pass that he did according as the Lord had commanded him. And they departed out of the land into the wilderness, as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord; and they were led by many preachings and prophesyings. And they were admonished continually by the word of God; and they were led by the power of his arm, through the wilderness until they came down into the land which is called the land of Zarahemla.Quote for DiscussionNephite directionsThe concept of going “up” when you go north and of going “down” when you go south is of relatively recent origin, and thus was not used by the Nephites. When the Nephites stated they went from Nephi down to Zarahemla, they were referring to elevation and not to direction. Zarahemla was definitely lower in elevation than Nephi because the river Sidon had its head in the land of Nephi but flowed down through the center of the land of Zarahemla (Alma 16:6-7; 22:27-29).Daniel H. Ludlow, Companion to Your Study of the Book of Mormon [salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1976], 169 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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