A dictionary of the book of mormon wikisource, the free. A footnote to the first mention of the name shazer in the 1981 and 20 latterday saint editions of the book of mormon has virtually enshrined twisting, intertwining as the presumed meaning of this toponym. The sizzle of shazer mormanity a mormon blog but not. Mormanity a blog for those interested in the church of. Nephi had a vision of the apostasy and saw that many plain and precious parts would be removed from the gospel. The book of mormon as myth and more on the name alma ryan. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi.
Jul 01, 2009 in a brief article in the 1992 encyclopedia of mormonism, nibley simply suggested that shazer is derived from the arabic shajer, meaning trees or place of trees book of mormon near eastern background, encyclopedia of mormonism, ed. Book of mormon, 1830, page 39 the joseph smith papers. This guide is provided to assist the reader and is not intended as an authoritative source on how these names were pronounced originally. Again, the book of mormon text provides a highly plausible name that accurately corresponds to the place. Now it came to pass that i, nephi, having been afflicted with my brethren because of the loss of my bow, and their bows having lost their springs, it began to be exceedingly difficult, yea, insomuch that we could obtain no food. The book of mormon made quite a splash when it first appeared on broadway. Book of mormon evidences, part one discusses some of the many factors supporting the plausibility of the book of mormon as an ancient document. Jan 28, 2020 when lehi embarked on his journey around 600 b. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. A dictionary of the book of mormonshazer wikisource. It was also at this location that the path of lehis journey changed from a southern to an eastern direction before continuing toward the coast and the land bountiful. Our proposed location for shazer is only 10 kilometers from duba, a city of 22,000 known as the pearl of the red sea where the saudi royal family maintains a palace.
The book of mormon description of shazer as a place where lehis group would stop and go hunting obviously a place with water and wildlife where one could stay for a while on a long journey agrees well with the meaning of the word shazer. While the majority of the events described in the book of mormon took place in the. An etymological proposal in narrative context book. Again, the book of mormon text provides a highly plausible name that accurately corresponds to the place described. Book of mormon names attested in ancient hebrew inscriptions. A place in the arabian desert, where lehi and his colony rested white the hunters of the party procured a supply of food b. This video on book of mormon evidences is worth watching. It is a narrow valley, perhaps one hundred yards across, bounded on each side by high walls stretching up a few hundred feet. The book of mormon explicit by original broadway cast on. To the inside front cover are affixed four clippings of descriptions of different versions of first edition copies of the book of mormon and of an 1854 edition of the doctrine and covenants, along with a clipping describing the origin of the text of the book of mormon and a bookplate of the shepard book company of salt lake city, utah. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Feb 11, 20 hugh nibley was a brilliant man, a real renaissance man competent in music, art, history and science. Jan 26, 2016 writing in 2002, terryl givens, a latterday saint historian and professor at richmond university, marveled, found in the very area where nephis record locates nahom, these altars may thus be said to constitute the first actual archaeological evidence for the historicity of the book of mormon.
The increasing interest taken in the study of the book of mormon and in the history of the peoples whose origin, progress and destruction it narrates, encourages the author of this little work to think that this addition to the literature of the subject will not be like one born out of due time, but will be received as an acceptable aid to the study of its sacred pages. And after that we had slain food for our families, we did return again to our families in the wilderness to the place of shazer. David snell in a book of mormon central evidence video. In the book of mormon, shazer is the place specifically noted where the lehites stop to hunt for game which would likely be found where there. The nubian ibex, capra nubiana, is a desert goat that grows to 50 kilograms 110 pounds. T he thesis of this book is in support of evidence that the book of mormon is a divinely inspired work, and the word of god to his people. Apr 11, 20 the book of mormon uses the terms near and far to describe comparative spatial relationships.
And it came to pass that we did again take our journey, traveling nearly the same course as in the beginning. For over 14 years our research has yet to be challenged by any antibook of mormon critic. For 146 years, readers of the book of mormon have in their minds eye traveled. Mar 25, 2017 the increasing interest taken in the study of the book of mormon and in the history of the peoples whose origin, progress and destruction it narrates, encourages the author of this little work to think that this addition to the literature of the subject will not be like one born out of due time, but will be received as an acceptable aid to the study of its sacred pages. Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, mormon archaeologists have attempted to find archaeological evidence to support it. Sperry, in book of mormon testifies, posits an active root. Jan 28, 2020 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. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. Our best clues for the location of shazer come from its name. Writing in 2002, terryl givens, a latterday saint historian and professor at richmond university, marveled, found in the very area where nephis record locates nahom, these altars may thus be said to constitute the first actual archaeological evidence for the historicity of the book of mormon. The place shazer in the arabian peninsula book of mormon open.
Sep 21, 2009 t he thesis of this book is in support of evidence that the book of mormon is a divinely inspired work, and the word of god to his people. He points out that the book of mormon occasionally uses the heb footnote, which is in the lds old testament to indicate an alternate hebrew meaning. This blog is designed to explore these things and look closely at the evidence. Book of mormon 1 nephi chapter 16 the wicked take the. Paul hoskisson cites the foregoing in the book of mormon onomasticon as the most.
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. Oct 06, 2019 the tools of faith shown in this painting, were utilized by nephi and subsequent prophets, and delivered to joseph smith in our day. Figure 91 shows a dotted line for the ancient caravan trail now a modern highway between almuwaylah, the book of mormon shazer and alwadjh. This article will attempt to quantify what the nephites meant when they used these terms in a geographic context. And thus we see that by small means the lord can bring about great things. After returning to jerusalem a few times from this location, the book of mormon tells us that lehi and his family left the valley of lemuel and traveled in a southsoutheast direction to a place they called shazer 1 nephi 16.
In my presentation, i did not touch on every aspect that they mentioned in their book, but the 81 points that they make do. Aug 06, 2017 the 1st point about the arabian geography. The place shazer in the book of mormon jump to subtopic. 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.
We also find mention of cement houses in the book of mormon. The most likely suggestion for shazer is from sidney sperry, who took it from the hebrew root sazar, meaning to twist, to intertwine, but. Nov 07, 2015 the book of mormon description of shazer as a place where lehis group would stop and go huntingobviously a place with water and wildlife where one could stay for a while on a long journeyagrees well with the meaning of the word shazer. Claims have been made stating that the book of mormon has no evidence to support that events, or items ever existed in the americas during the timeframe mentioned. 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 and other denominations of the latter day saint movement believe that it describes ancient historical events in the americas.
The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. How realistic is the name shazer described in the book of mormon. A dictionary of the book of mormonshazer wikisource, the. Book of mormon, 1837, page 43 the joseph smith papers. The place shazer in the arabian peninsula many latterday saints have become fascinated about recent discoveries in the arabian peninsula that provide strong evidence for the authenticity and plausibility of the book of mormon. I took my time rereadinglistening to this standard work of the latterday saints lds faith. While camped at shazer, the party sent out hunters who brought back wild game 1 nephi 16. Following are suggestions for pronouncing book of mormon names and terms. Many get hung up with the claim that the book of mormon is the word of the lord, thinking that the statement means that the book of mormon is the only word of god. A range of mountains, called alsarat, runs almost the entire length of the west coast of arabia and separates the coastal lowlands from the uplands of the interior. The book of mormon principally describes gods dealings with two c. A candidate for the place shazer in the book of mormon has been located in the arabian peninsula right where it should be, a remarkable.
Matching geographical locations in the old world with locations described in the book of mormon. The lehites used this site as a base camp for a major hunting expedition. Archaeological evidence for 7 locations on lehis journey to the. The book of mormon description of shazer as a place where lehis group would stop and go huntingobviously a place with water and wildlife where one could stay for a while on a long journeyagrees well with the meaning of the word shazer. The book of mormon makes no reference to trees or to water at this place 1 nephi 16. Book of mormon central has created a video to introduce readers to this body of research and to highlight some of the compelling geographic evidence that if offers. Compelling book of mormon evidence for lehis journey through arabia. Finleys assessment of nibleys attempt to connect the word shazer from the book of mormon to any number foreign words is straightforward. The book of mormon as myth and more on the name alma. Nov, 2015 the book of mormon description of shazer as a place where lehis group would stop and go hunting obviously a place with water and wildlife where one could stay for a while on a long journey agrees well with the meaning of the word shazer. These are the films that have made the book of mormon critics speechless. Lime mortar is a type of mortar composed of lime and an aggregate such as sand, mixed with water.
And it came to pass that i, nephi, did speak much unto my brethren, bec. They will not even mention our name, the nephi project, in their hate blogs. Lecture 14 book of mormon 1 nephi 1516 hugh nibley. Nahom is a place referenced in the book of mormon 1 nephi 16. Not unlike the book of mormon musical, andersens musings aim to initiate rather than alienate, to praise rather than punish. Note there are at least 23 ancient ruins, mostly villages, marked along this section of the old trail. This is the reading that appears in the note to verse in the 1981edition of the book of mormon. Critics of the book of mormon have argued that there are words and phrases in the book that are anachronistic with archaeological findings. The place shazer in the arabian peninsula book of mormon.
The book of mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the old world to the american continents. Again, the book of mormon text provides a highly plausible name that accurately corresponds to the. It is one of the oldest known types of mortar, dating back to the 4th century bc and widely used in ancient rome and greece. They have the gift of being able to take a controversial subject and mock it almost to the point of being offensive without actually crossing the. The discovery and colonizing of america, chris columbus, loss of parts of the bible, apostasy, restoration of the gospel, coming forth of the book of mormon, building of zion, revolutionary war 35. From a geographical standpoint, some lds scholars believe mesoamerica to be the setting of the book of mormon. Hugh nibley was a brilliant man, a real renaissance man competent in music, art, history and science. May 17, 2011 the book of mormon made quite a splash when it first appeared on broadway. Compelling book of mormon evidence for lehis journey. The lord said through joseph smith, behold, i say unto you, that you must rely upon my word, which if you do with full purpose of heart, you shall have a view of the plates, and also of the breastplate, the sword of laban, the urim and thummim, which were. Joseph smith does not seem to have known of this natural barrier even though the book of mormon narrative offers clear hints that it exists hugh nibley, lehi and the arabs.
In a brief article in the 1992 encyclopedia of mormonism, nibley simply suggested that shazer is derived from the arabic shajer, meaning trees or place of trees book of mormon near eastern background, encyclopedia of mormonism, ed. Chadwick responds to studies done by warren aston see page 8, richard wellington and george potter see page 26, and kent brown see page 44 pertaining to the trail that the book of mormon prophet lehi took after fleeing jerusalem. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. This location is referred to as the place where ishmael is laid to rest. The book of mormon bom is an abbreviated account of the inhabitants of the ancient americas from 2200 bc to 421 ad. After traveling for four days in nearly a southsoutheast direction they make camp in a place they name shazer. He had a photographic memory and often quoted ancient texts verbatim in their original. It is part of a collection that includes book of mormon evidences, part two, book of mormon evidences, part three, and book of mormon nuggets. These forms are either unrelated to shazer or else still are late developments in relation to nephi. And it was written and changed from time to time according to the faith and diligence which we gave unto it.
The two major points i make there are that 1 the many complicated physical details in the book of mormon do create a single, coherent picture, and 2 that internal map can reasonably be correlated to the real. Theres a lot of interesting insights, but i wanted mention something he says in footnote 22. Archaeological evidence for 7 locations on lehis journey to. Supplementing jeff lindsays book of mormon evidences page. Nov 10, 2015 the book of mormon description of shazer as a place where lehis group would stop and go huntingobviously a place with water and wildlife where one could stay for a while on a long journeyagrees well with the meaning of the word shazer. Shazer a journal of mormon scripture the interpreter foundation. In, lehi receives the liahona and his group departs from the valley of lemuel. Archaeological evidence for 7 locations on lehis journey. Nephite temple in tennessee book of mormon evidence.
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