To celebrate the dedication of the provo city center temple, book of mormon central in collaboration with the american fork 29th ward hosted book of mormon temples, a fireside at 7 pm on sunday, march 20, 2016. Three altar inscriptions containing nhm as a tribal name, and dating from the eighth to the seventh centuries b. The evidence of nahom, bountiful, and the south arabian trek is some of the very best evidence one could imagine. David snell in a book of mormon central evidence video. A dictionary of the book of mormon wikisource, the free. We are a nonprofit organization supported by people like you. Items in the bmc archive are made publicly available for non commercial, private use.
Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. Here is another map for book of mormon study purposes. A history and commentary the field is white already to harvest. 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. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. Surprisingly, evidence for nahom as a book of mormon name is based primarily on historical, geographic, and archaeologicaland only secondarily on etymological considerations. While lehi names all his other stopping places himself, nahom appears to be a preexisting place name, which could potentially be located. Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, mormon archaeologists have attempted to find archaeological evidence to support it. More detailed information on nahom is available at warren p. Welch, from reexploring the book of mormon this piece discusses the etymology and ethnic origin of the nhm inscription discovered in southern arabia in order to corroborate the historicity of the book of mormon. Watch book of mormon centrals new video on one of the best examples of archaeological evidence we have for the book of mormon. This location is referred to as the place where ishmael is laid to rest.
Warren aston recently summarized that evidence in an excellent article. Nahomarcheaological evidence of book of mormon mormon. Book of mormon central archaeological evidence for the. 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. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new. Nhm the root for naham appears twentyfive times in the narrative books of the bible, and in every case it is associated. Archaeological trends and the book of mormon origins byu. Earliest missionary labors and the book of mormon a compendium of the doctrines of the gospel a comprehensive annotated book of mormon bibliography a comprehensive. Book of mormon central archive evidences of the book of mormon. This is a significant correlation in name and location. And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. As explored in this video, the location nahom in the book of mormon has been archaeologically confirmed. For a little background, nahom is mentioned only once in the book of mormon, in 1 nephi 16. I couldnt possibly cover every book of mormon correlation in one sitting.
Many of my few readers have probably already seen the new video by book of mormon central on nahom as archaeological evidence for the book of mormon, starring my good friend and coauthor on a related paper stephen smoot. For more information about nahom, read the knowhy article here. Down the arabian peninsula paralleling the red sea in a nearly southsoutheast direction. Nephis party reaches an area which was called nahom 1 nephi 16.
Book of mormon centrals mission is to build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. Supporting evidences of the book of mormon are broadly identifiable. Many readers have posed this question, both out of genuine interest and also as a challenge to the book s authenticity.
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. Previous books written by gutjahr include historical issues from the past two centuries, such as a look at the american bible. The family leaves jerusalem and travels to the red sea which is south of jerusalem in 1 nephi 2. For a little background, nahom is mentioned only once in the book of mormon. Archaeology itself can be divided and subdivided into numerous disciplines. Responding to the new video on nahom as archaeological. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. Use these to follow the story, take notes, draw more pictures whatever you want. Book of mormon central have done various blog posts and videos that promoted what they saw as very impressive results of this study. Nahom the nhm stone discovery and the related mormon assertions connecting this to the book of mormon site of nahom have been discussed and debated vigorously between hopeful mormons and doubtful critics. Kent brown, new light from arabia on lehis trail, in echoes and evidences of the book of mormon, edited by donald w. Book of mormon central teamed up with artist katie payne to create a beautiful and engaging video called the plates of mormon. The overall trend in the date over the past 175 years fits the expectations for the book of mormon as history rather than hoax.
This is the first video in a new series on evidences of the book of mormon. Book of mormon central has been publishing terrific material since january 1, 2016. It all starts with a video posted by book of mormon central, evidences of the book of mormon. Evidences of the book of mormon old world geography posted by guest author. Kent brown, new light from arabia on lehis trail, in echoes and. New light from ancient yemen, journal of book of mormon studies 8, no. The site at nahom even dates back to lehis time period.
A combination of factors, including the evidence appearing at the right time, at the right place, and in the right relative distance to another site mentioned in the record, converge to make nahom strong archaeological evidence for the book. Compelling book of mormon evidence for lehis journey. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the. New light from ancient yemen a plainer translation. New video on book of mormon evidence jasmin gimenez. Here i follow up on that publication with updates, revisions, and additional issues that were not fully addressed. Aston, newly found altars from nahom in journal of book of mormon studies 102 may 2002, 5661 accessible online from under publications or authors. The death and burial of ishmael at nahom see 1 nephi 16. James gee, the nahom maps, journal of book of mormon and restoration scripture 17, no.
Willes center for book of mormon studies book of mormon onomasticon. The evidence from arabia for lehis trail in the book of. The location of nahom is determined using the following verses in the book of mormon. Though mormons tend to believe there is a connection between the nhm stone and the book of mormon. If you arent familiar with the nahom nhm apologetic argument, i recommend just watching the video in its entirety. But your saying he was a biblical scholar, an expert on central america, an expert on the middle east, with access to the greek septuagent and.
We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. Book of mormon map alma this one is for alma which includes korihor. Around this time is when mormon abridges the large plates of nephi, and compiles the record into its almost finished product see words of mormon 1. Aston, newly found altars from nahom, journal of book of mormon studies 10, no. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints or of book of mormon central. In a forth coming article at the interpreter, i tackle a long series of criticisms of the most interesting evidence related to the book of mormon from the arabian peninsula. Diagrams, doodles, and insights my life archives the red headed hostess story maps for the book of alma. In other words, if the book of mormon had said the lehi and his party traveled past babylon, there was another potential nahom bullseye waiting in mesopotamia. Some mormon apologists believe that the book of mormon place name nahom correlates to a location in yemen referred to as nhm.
Daniel petersons series on horses in the book of mormon. New light from ancient yemen, journal of book of mormon studies 81 1999. Budding apologists create book of mormon nahom evidence. Book of mormon central has an excellent video showing how all of that fits together. Members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church and other denominations of the latter day saint movement generally believe that the book of mormon describes ancient historical events in the americas, but historians. The evidence from arabia for lehis trail in the book of mormon.
Bad book of mormon apologetics lds church is true blog. They then go to battle, resulting in the annihilation of the nephite nation, with 230,000 nephite casualties, or 10,000 each led by 23 captains. Through isaiahs prophecies, jacob reveals many doctrinal and spiritual gems on january 31, 2020, pearl of great price central published some have wondered whether building a temple outside of jerusalem. It qualifies as the place nahom mentioned by nephi as ishmaels burial place, alternative to the. Nahom is a place referenced in the book of mormon 1 nephi 16. If you love the book of mormon, consider donating to book of mormon central and becoming part of this exciting movement. Mormon scholars believe they have located several plausible sites for the book of mormon location bountiful. The volume has long invited scrutiny from all branches of science. Book of mormon map book of mormon, scripture study lds. The name nhm and the place called nahom in the book of mormon summary. 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. Nahom, and then proceeds with a blog post and discussions in multiple comment areas on youtube and the blog. Along the way they stopped at a place called nahom. According to jerald and sandra tanner this link is disputed by mainstream archaeologists.
Three altar inscriptions have been discovered containing the name nhm as a tribal name and dating from the seventh to sixth centuries bc. But on top of all of these correlations, there is another way of verifying that the nahom in the book of mormon is the same as the nihm region of southern arabia. The book of mormon narrative follows a group of jews that left jerusalem for the new world in 600 b. Book of mormon central hopes your love and appreciation of the book of mormon can grow as you place yourselves in the shoesor, more appropriately, the sandalsof its founding prophets, as well as the other travelers, including courageous women, who had the faith to follow them. Lehis trail and nahom revisited, by warren aston, michaela j. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central.
The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. From jerusalem to nahom the narrative suggests that after they left jerusalem they traveled. Mourning, consolation, and repentance at nahom book of. Archaeology and the book of mormon wikipedia republished. Aston, newly found altars from nahom, journal of book of mormon studies 102 2001. Excluding the bible and similar writing, can you prove to an atheist or to someone that is agnostic that god exists.
Found right on a trail that can be followed from the description in the book of mormon. Stephen smoot at book of mormon central walks viewers through the discovery of nahom and what it means for book of mormon evidence. While the majority of the events described in the book of mormon took place in the. Book of mormon minimalists and the nhm inscriptions.
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. In first nephi 17, nephi wrote that his family did travel nearly eastward from nahom until they reached the place they called bountiful, where nephi constructed his ship. Matt roper and paul fields did a study on book of mormon wordprint patterns, ie computer statistical analysis of word pattern to determine authorship and other attributes of the book. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. To make this information easier to understand and digest, book of mormon central has produced the following video to explain nahom and the strength of using this as evidence for the authenticity of the book of mormon. The book of mormon name nahom becomes nhm when written in hebrew. Book of mormon central archive the place called nahom.
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