OMNI 1:39 [1:22]: And his first parents came out from the tower, at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people; and the severity of the Lord fell upon them, according to his judgments, which are just; and their bones lay scattered in the land northward: Commentary: This verse references the places of the land Northward, Moron, and Zarahemla. The 'fleeing' in this verse is north to south from the land of Nehor towards the land of Zarahemla. Commentary: This verse references the places of Bountiful, Mulek, the Sea East, and Zarahemla. By way of the land of Shilom, the land of Zarahemla is at least two days away from the land of Nephi, most likely more since the army was not close enough to the land of Zarahemla when they lost the tracks to detect the presence of the city of Zarahemla. History, 1838–1856. This would be the Sea East. Going from the land of Nephi to the land of Zarahemla, it is possible to get lost in the wilderness between the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla. ALMA 1:84 [2:27]: And behold, as they were crossing the river Sidon, the Lamanites and the Amlicites, being as numerous almost, as it were, as the sands of the sea, came upon them to destroy them; Commentary: This verse references the places of Gideon, Minon, the river Sidon, and Zarahemla. ALMA 26:83 [57:11]: Therefore it became expedient that we should take those provisions and send them to Judea and our prisoners to the land of Zarahemla. The Lamanites were chasing the army of Helaman. The Book of Mormon geography and map with DNA evidence and the location of lands and cities such as Zarahemla, Cumorah, the narrow neck, Mexico, Caribbean sea, American Indians, and true evidence are all here. An area of from three to four miles in extent, embracing the village, the ponds, the fine springs of water at the foot of the bluffs to the north, and the level plain to the south, would seem to have been thickly populated. *There is an inclination to attribute all metal such as axes, shovels, and locks to early European settlements. This verse places the South Wilderness between the land of Nephi and the land of Zarahemla. By focusing on 7,000 acres in Lee County, Iowa, as the likely location for the Lost City of Zarahemla, the research will be confined to less than one-thousandth of a percent of the total area found within the geography of the ancient people in the Book of Mormon. 1 which shows the many tracts of land purchased by the saints on the western side of the Mississippi River across from Nauvoo as a result of this revelation. After leaving the city of Zarahemla and crossing the river Sidon, this verse puts his armies on the east side of the river. Commentary: This verse references the places of the hill north of Shilom, Nephi, Shilom, the wilderness between Nephi and Zarahemla, and Zarahemla. This puts the land of Zarahemla close to the land southward. The people were heading towards the land of Zarahemla to the north of the land of Nephi, so the wilderness is northward of the land of Nephi. MOSIAH 9:166 [21:25]: Now King Limhi had sent, previous to the coming of Ammon, a small number of men to search for the land of Zarahemla; but they could not find it, and they were lost in the wilderness. This places the land of Nehor northward of the land southward and the land of Zarahemla. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the Book of Mormon. This verse is describing the locations of idle Lamanites. The term 'his people' refers to Mosiah and his people in Zarahemla. Lands northward of the land of Zarahemla and generally between the land of Zarahemla and the land Bountiful are the lands of Noah, Sidom, Laman, Josh, Gad, Kishkumen, Angola, and David. The city of Zarahemla, the hub of Nephite government and commerce, is shown here against the topography of the Upper Grijalva Valley. Alma 14:61 [25:3] mentions 'they had many battles' between the time of destroying Ammonihah and going to the East Wilderness. Ancient Record, or Tablet. These would be the cities of Kishkumen, Gad, Josh, Laman, and Jacobugath. The Nephites were located in the one place, the land southward. In III Nephi 2:34 [3:24], this one place is called the land southward. The term 'they' refers to the people of Nephi. There is no mention of capturing any cities between the city Mulek and the borders of the land Bountiful. Its destruction by fire provides the possibility that other cities in close proximity would also be destroyed by fire. This is quite obvious since the land which was northward is described as being northward of the land Bountiful. ALMA 11:11 [16:7]: And it came to pass that Zoram and his sons crossed over the river Sidon with their armies, and marched away beyond the borders of Manti, into the south wilderness, which was on the east side of the river Sidon. This description of the land southward defines the northward boundary of the land southward as the narrow neck. So, the land of Gideon is on the opposite side of the river than the land of Minon. This is the land and city of Zarahemla. The phrase 'up into' means the wilderness between the land of Zarahemla and the land of Nephi is higher in altitude than the land of Zarahemla. Commentary: This verse references the places of Manti, Nephi, the headwaters of the river Sidon, the Sea East, the Sea West, the wilderness around Zarahemla, and Zarahemla. The term 'king' refers to King Limhi. The term 'us' refers to Mormon and his army. Some of these maps are included in the Annotated Book of Mormon.You may also view pages from the Annotated Book of Mormon Now. Commentary: This verse references the places of Antiparah, Cumeni, Judea, Nephihah, a ridge between the headwaters of the river Sidon and the city of Nephihah, river Sidon, river Sidon (headwaters), and Zarahemla. The third group was Lehi and his people as described in the book of I Nephi (of which Mosiah was a descendant). The land of Manti is by the headwaters of river Sidon. The term 'they' refers to an army of Lamanites. The phrase 'near to the land of our fathers' indicates the wilderness extends from the land of Zarahemla to a point that is in proximity to the land of Nephi. The land of Siron is among the borders of the Lamanites (in or near the South Wilderness). Mackley, Jay, "Zarahemla Centric Heartland Model" Section 3.6 "Scoring Book of Mormon Maps", Map MAM-6. 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