Geographic Reference
Book of Mormon

by Rex Jensen

Book of Mormon Name
Modern Name
Notes

Jerusalem
River Laman
Valley of Lemuel
Nephi breaks bow
Nahom
Journey of suffering
Bountiful
Promised Land
Nephi
Zarahemla
Bountiful
Hill Cumorah
Jershon
Desolation
Narow neck of land
Wilderness
Waters of Mormon
River Sidon
Jaredite land
Mulekite land
Nephite landing
Yucatan Peninsula
East Sea
West Sea
Lamanites
Nephites

Jerusalem
Aqaba Jordan
Al Beda (oasis)
Jiddah, Saudia Arabia
Qunfadhah, Saudia Arabia
The Empty Quarter
Salala, Oman
Southern Guatemala (America)
Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala
Santa Rosa, Mexico
Muloacan, Mexico
San Andres, Mexico
Zanapa, Mexico
Southeast, Vera Cruz
Paso Nuevo, Mexico
Northwest Guatemala
in or near Narrow wilderness
Grijalva River, Mexico
Puerto Escondido, Mexico
Tampico, Mexico
west coast of South Guatemala
all post Book of Mormon time
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
mix of many people, cultures
family & descendants of Nephi
head of Frankincense Trail
3 days journey from Jerusalem
4 days from Aqaba
many days journey
Ishmael died here
barren, desolate, nothing grows
fertile, lush, fruit & honey
find animals, ore, gold, silver
Nephi builds temple
city of 50-100,000
borders Land of Desolation
same as Ramah, Jaredite hill
home of Anti-Nephi-Lehis
called for bones of Jaredites
strategic point
Nephites avoided this area
Valley of Alma
headwaters in Guatemala
N of Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Gulf of Mexico
near Costa Rica border
archealogy post dates BofM
term comes from Bible

combined with other cultures
tended to avoid other cultures