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The largest of the churches embracing the Book of Mormon – the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) – has not endorsed an official position for the geographical setting the Book of Mormon, although some of its leaders have spoken of various possible locations over the years. There have also been multiple attempts to ...
Canaan [i] [1] [2] was a Semitic-speaking civilization and region of the Southern Levant in the Ancient Near East during the late 2nd millennium BC.Canaan had significant geopolitical importance in the Late Bronze Age Amarna Period (14th century BC) as the area where the spheres of interest of the Egyptian, Hittite, Mitanni, and Assyrian Empires converged or overlapped.
City of Zarahemla, major capital of Nephites from about 200 B.C. to A.D. 200; Land of Zarahemla, general reference to the area near the city of Zarahemla; Land of Zebulun, Israelite territory; City of Zeezrom, Nephite city on southwest frontier; Mount Zerin, (/ ˈ z iː r ɪ n /), [86] mountain, presumably in Mesopotamia; Zion, city of God
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), an area is an administrative unit that typically is composed of multiple stakes and missions. These areas are the primary church administrative unit between individual stakes or missions and the church as a whole.
Manti is the name of a city in the Book of Mormon and also of Manti, a soldier. Manti, Utah, as a new community, was named by Brigham Young after the city mentioned in the Book of Mormon. "Honors a city mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Originally, Danish settlers there had named it Copenhagen." [1] Manti National Forest, in Utah and Colorado
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating, 9 undergoing renovations [1]), 4 with a dedication scheduled, 48 under construction, 4 with groundbreakings scheduled, [2] and 110 others announced (not yet under construction). [3]
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
Based on textual analysis and comparison of the Book of Mormon limited geography model to existing geographical regions, time-lines and cultures, many LDS scholars believe that the Book of Mormon geography is centered in Mesoamerica around the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the area of current day Guatemala and the southern Mexico States of Tabasco ...