Book of mormon red sea

This shows a remarkable understanding of israelite history which joseph smith could not have had. The book of mormon does not tell us that hagoth was on board any of the ships that were lost. The jewish holiday you didnt notice in the opening chapters of the book of mormon. Verse 5 says that lehi came down by the borders near the shore of the red sea. What one misses here by the literal translation is the midrash.

Hugh nibley, an approach to the book of mormon, 1957 lehis intimacy with desert practices becomes apparent right at the outset of his journey, not only in the skillful way he managed things but also in the quaint and peculiar practices he observed, such as those applying to the naming of places in the desert. Without the book of mormon account of this story, the reader would not see the important punch line, that many of the people died because they took lightly. The book of mormon claims that a valley can be found between 2 to 3 days from the northernmost shore of the red sea. Asterisk denotes a featured version, which includes an introduction and annotation book of mormon, 1830 book of mormon, 1837 book of mormon, 1840 book of mormon, 1841. Have the valley of lemuel and the river laman been found. I have been camping or temporarily moved out of the country with two filled suitcases, yet i always had access to running. What can we learn from the crossing of the red sea. Shortly after leaving jerusalem, their family set up camp by the borders near the shore of the red sea. Irreantum is one of the few book of mormon names that is defined with a textual gloss in the book of mormon. The book of mormon claims of the river of laman and valley. The book of mormon refers to many old testament events and people that some current scholars consider myths. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. The problem with this is that a christ quoted isaiah in matt. Even if the king james translation of red sea were in error, one would be unable to draw conclusions about the correctness of the book of mormon translation.

Moses and the waters by grego, book of mormon, exodus 14, lds, mormon, moses 1, moses in the book of mormon and doctrine and covenants, moses parts the red sea. Of these thirteen, eight passages are associated with the destruction of the armies of pharaoh in the days of moses, the other five occur in connection with the travels of lehi and his company from jerusalem b. This appears to be a case of scribal overcorrection, due to prior mention of the red sea in the book of mormon text. The book of mormon does not equate the west sea with the pacific ocean. In the book the father of the family builds an altar at this location. Book of mormon, 1830, page 8 the joseph smith papers. 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. Nephi and his family left jerusalem, traveled to the red sea, and then journeyed three days further into the wilderness, stopping in a valley by a river. The group traveled for three more days after they had reached the borders near the shore of the red sea before making camp. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. If such a river existed, evidence of it should be available river gravel, for example, or mention in ancient texts from the region.

The mouth of the stream currently falls short of reaching the sea by about threeeighths of a mile. Despite joseph smiths illustrious promise the book of mormon is the most correct book on the face of the earth, one can find thousands upon thousands of errors. Book of mormon minimalists and the nhm inscriptions. And he came down by the borders near the shore of the red sea. And when my father saw that the waters of the river emptied into the fountain of the red sea, he spake unto laman,saying. Three subsequent book of mormon prophets reminded their listeners of the crossing of the red sea. Critics cast doubt on moses miraculous parting of the red sea by asserting that this belief arose due to. When joseph smith dictated isaiah passages from the king james bible, he made a few changes to make it look like the brass plates of laban. A number of different etymologies have been proposed for irreantum, one semitic and four egyptian. Its two northern gulfs form the coastline of the sinai peninsula. Nephi is one of the central figures described in the book of mormon. The parting of the sea by moses is confirmed in latterday revelation 1 ne. The lord miraculously parted the red sea so that the israelites under moses leadership could pass.

Criticism about the book of mormons references to the red sea came up in some recent comments, so i thought id share a couple of. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophethistorians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about a. Researchers george potter and richard wellington believe that borders may refer to mountains or cliffs adjacent to the red sea coast. Either way, the supposed error in the book of mormon is eliminated. In the book of mormon, laman and lemuel are the two eldest sons of lehi and the older. King limhi used the story to build the confidence of his people that the lord would help them escape from captivity mosiah 7. This gloss signals that its meaning was not readily discernible to readers of the plates and was not in their language. The examples in 1 nephi, however, do not show any particular similarity to the phraseology in 2 nephi 19. He also proposes a location for the book of mormon s valley of lemuel. And it came to pass that he called the name of the river, laman, and it emptied into the red sea. Using clues embedded in nephis account of the familys journey in the wilderness, aston discusses the pros and. The place they crossed was the reed sea, an extension of the gulf of suez that has become land locked at least until the suez canal was dug and is now known as the great bitter lake. After traveling down to the red sea, lehi and his family pushed forward for another three days before setting up their first longterm camp in a valley with firm and steadfast, and immoveable walls, and a river continually running into the red sea 1 nephi 2.

Was the book of mormon really used as a geographical. Jacob whose name was changed to israel had twelve sons. The lord miraculously parted the red sea so that the israelites under moses leadership could pass through on dry ground ex. The book of mormon mentions that ishmael died, and was buried in the place which was called nahom 1 ne. Additionally, the book of mormon describes the sea as the red sea. March 19 geography lessons needed for book of mormon. Moses is mentioned by name seventyfive times in the book of mormon. How could lehi travel from jerusalem to the red sea in 3. House of lehi found near jerusalem book of mormon evidence.

This is the first archaeological find that supports a book of mormon placename other than jerusalem or the red sea, says brother witt. Just as the apostle pauls new testament writings used the language of the septuagint greek translation of the old testament, despite the existence of earlier, more. Lehi and his family set off in the ship for the promised land. James gee, the nahom maps, journal of book of mormon and restoration scripture 17, no. The book of mormon adds, the labor which they had to perform was to look. A twohundredyear era of peace followed that visit of christ. The recurrence of a deliverance pattern in the book of mormon has been noted by hugh nibley an approach to the book of mormon salt lake city. Lehis family sojourned near the shores of the red sea until their departure southward.

Red sea when joseph smith dictated isaiah passages from the king james bible, he made a few changes to make it look like the brass plates of laban supposedly used by the nephites had a more correct version of isaiahs writings. Bushman the book of mormon and the american revolution, brigham young university studies 17 autumn 1976. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. Many mormon apologists point to central america for the location of book of mormon lands due to the mention of a narrow neck of landwhere the sea divides the land, however problems arise when one considers that the sea south and the sea north are irreconcilable with this limited geographical location for book of mormon.

And when my father saw that the waters of the river emptied into the fountain of the red sea, he spake unto laman, saying, o that thou mightest be like unto this river. To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the red sea. The imagery of the israelites crossing the red sea must have been particularly vivid for nephi and his brothers as they traveled to their promised land. 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. When lehi and his family travel south, they describe traveling both by the borders of the red sea, and in the borders of the red sea 1 nephi 2. Directions in the book of mormon book of mormon research. There are three possible routes from jerusalem to the red sea. Red sea is the name of a body of water separating ancient egypt and africa from arabia and asia. For all we can tell, the skilled hagoths main objective was. This, it must be confessed, was a most extraordinary journey. How the book of mormon counters antisemitism in the new testament by bradley j. Church of jesus christ of latterday saints, 1957, 142 and richard l.

Tvedtnes argues that the change to red sea derived from previous references in the book of mormon to the red sea. A dictionary of the book of mormonred sea wikisource. She obediently left the comfort of her house, homeland, and financial security to travel into the wilderness by the red sea with only the necessary provisions and tents 1 nephi 2. This sea is mentioned by name thirteen times in the book of mormon. The first directional indicators are found in nephis account of his familys travels through the wilderness after leaving jerusalem, where we read that from their base camp on the red sea they traveled nearly a southsoutheast direction then proceeded in the same. How could lehi travel from jerusalem to the red sea in 3 days. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon.

There is an error in the bible translation and possibly. There has never been a river that empties into the red sea. Show that evidence of such a river exists in the same area near the red sea as described in the book of mormon. Laman and lemuel become angry and tie nephi up with ropes. Scripture does not say that he captained a vessel or that he was an explorer or an adventurer, or that he led people. In helaman 3, mormon twice mentions shipping but doesnt indicate if this was by river or by sea. For instance, there is a reference to job, to the story of jonah, to the creation and adam and eve, to the identity of melchizedek, to the parting of the red sea by moses, to the tower of babel and the confounding of languages, to the. Archaeological evidence for 7 locations on lehis journey. Alma referenced the event as evidence that god can deliver us from every obstacle, including death alma 36. In poetic fashion,1 lehi named this river after his oldest son, laman, 1 nephi 2. Presumably the story of hagoth made the cut mormon s editing process because launching a boat into the sea was so unusual. People over the centuries have confused this with the red sea proper, which is a strait between africa and arabia. The parting of the sea by moses is confirmed in latterday.

Does the book of mormon incorrectly change isaiah 9. Aston, a history of nahom, byu studies quarterly 51, no. Well, the literal translation is not adequate, and neither does the description of a red sea fit well into the body of water which is today called as it was in ancient times. The book of mormons intent in referring to the crossing of the red sea is not to clarify the location of the crossing but to identify the miracle that occurred kjv bible. Red sea the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. The etymologies are more complex than usual, and so. Ironically, despite its irrelevance for the issue of book of mormon accuracy, the reed sea claim is, itself, the product of a modern error in. The name red sea may also include its northern extensions, the gulf of suez and the gulf of aqaba. The typology of the exodus pattern in the book of mormon.