Material for this chapter is drawn primarily from two experiences recorded in the book of alma. An online handbook to the lds church mormon the book of mormon claims to be an authentic historical record. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Knew that alma and amulek were of god, and listened to them and asked questions. Give each actor a copy of the following script and have them act it out. The citizens of ammonihah had drifted from the truth, and do not receive alma. The book really explains how each of us have ups and downs in our relationship with diety and, like zeezrom, can each recover from those low points and put ourselves back on course. None to date have been independently identified because it is a work of fiction. Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 1996 1985, 232233. This map superimposes the travels of alma on an area in southern mexico. Alma lived in the city of zarahemla, as recorded in the book of mormon, which contains the history of the lamanites who battled the nephites because. He left the city to minister elsewhere, but was commanded by an angel to return. Tells us about king mosiah i and their exodus from the land of nephi to the land of zarahemla.
There, he witnessed righteous women and children being burned alive along with their scriptures. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. Zeezrom appears for the first time in the book of mormon in alma 10. Alma and amulek perceived through the spirit that zeezrom was lying.
The lawyers were trying to incite the people against alma and amulek so that they could earn money when they were tried in the courts. Book of mormon genealogy chart lehi a descendant of joseph through manasseh laban sariah ishmael. Bom 121 a krystal pierce final exampeople flashcards. There is another amaleki who is a companion to ammon descendant of zarahemla who were sent out to find zeniffs group. This sidelight in the book of alma contains enough facts to support meaningful parallels between king mosiahs weights and measures and those used in other ancient cultures. Guajilar, mexico zeezrom san miguel, mexico land of jershon.
The healing of zeezrom alma and amulek find the people of ammonihahzeezron is faithhealed, gets baptized, and begins to preach. I have given copies of this as gifts to friends and family, and they all rave about how much it impacted their view on our relationship with god. The land of manti, or the city of manti, and the city of zeezrom, and the city of cumeni, and the city of antiparah. Alma and amulek are delivered by the power of god alma 8. When a site is mentioned as either a city or a city and a land, it is listed as city. Alma and amulek were preaching to the people of ammonihah and were not well received. Book of mormon, 1830, page 383 the joseph smith papers.
Although the book of mormon is silent about the specific apostate notions held by the people in zeezrom s city of ammonihah, it is clear that some apostate nephites of almas time were idolatrous. Zeezrom was the foremost to accuse amulek and alma, he being one of the most expert among them, having much business to do among the people. Despite their successes in preaching, alma and amulek. Zeezrom was healed and forgiven of his sins, he was baptized and preached the gospel. Start studying bom 121 a krystal pierce final exampeople. The name zeezrom in the book of mormon parent page.
Huehuetenango, guatemala valley of alma santa rosa, mexico zarahemla. Zeezrom, in book of mormon reference companion, ed. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. Book of mormon, 1830, page 254 the joseph smith papers. Amuleks response to zeezroms hostile questioning is recorded in chapter 11. Aaron, the son of king mosiah, was one of four brothers who persecuted nephite christian church members until an angel appeared, and called them to repentance. C, 73 the armies of the lamanites came against it, but finding how strongly moroni had fortified it they retired without making an attack. The tendency of book of mormon names to turn up in definite. He is living proof that any person, touched by the spirit of god, can change their life if they have the desire to change. Thus the book of mormon describes only the mission of alma, amulek, and zeezrom to the zoramites in antionum. A distinguished lawyer in the corrupt city of ammonihah, at the time that alma and amulek ministered to its unrepentant people b.
The following is a list of places named in the book and their independently identified locations. Inclusion within the bmc archive does not imply endorsement. He was converted to the gospel by alma the younger and his missionary companion amulek. An angel of the lord tells alma to return to ammonihah. Apr 24, 2020 the book of mormon prophet alma the younger preaches to the people in ammonihah and gets thrown out of their city. The book of mormon prophet alma the younger preaches to the people in ammonihah and gets thrown out of their city. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Advocated for alma and amulek in front of the chief priest. A dictionary of the book of mormonzeezrom wikisource, the. Book of mormon citiespg 2 nephihah to zeezrom book of. To the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is the. In who shall ascend into the hill of the lordthe psalms in israels temple worship in the old testament and in the book of mormon, 546555. Land of zarahemla, a general reference to the area near the city of zarahemla. The project gutenberg ebook of the story of the book of.
Alma the younger lived in zarahemla during the end of the reign of the nephite king mosiah. Sorenson, an ancient american setting for the book of mormon salt lake city, utah. Alma then meets amulek near ammonihah, and the duo then confront zeezrom. Zeezrom, an expert lawyer and the lead accuser, wanted to destroy that which was good. City of zeezrom, nephite city on southwest frontier. It was inhabited almost exclusively by the followers of nehor, and was notorious for the wickedness of its inhabitants. Was forced to flee from the city for believing alma and amuleks words. The city of noah, not far from ammonihah see alma 49. To the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is. Is it possible that a single author wrote the book of. Zeezrom from villain to saint may 2, 2017 august 31, 2017 jpsanglap ive been reading almas mission in the city of ammonihah this past two weeks and after reading the fifteenth chapter of alma, i had found and appreciated a new hero from this scriptures.
Book of mormon names book of mormon nameslocation of specific egyptian names in the improvement era for april, 1948, the author published a map showing the clustering of book of mormon names in the upriver country of egypt, south of thebes. Alma the younger was the son of the convert alma king noahs priest, and he rebelled against his fathers christian teachings and sought to destroy the church with king mosiahs four sons. He is healed of a fever by alma, baptized and became a powerful missionary for the church. Hopkin, to the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, in the coming forth of the book of mormon. Zeezrom was a lawyer in the city of ammonihah during the time that alma and amulek were preaching repentance to the proud citizens in that part of the land. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. Has no children, so he hands the plates off to king benjamin. The only other comparable story in the book of mormon is that of alma the younger.
Ammonihah, city ofin west, near cities of melek, noah, and aaron. Welch, weighing and measuring in the worlds of the book of mormon, 3839. In the book of mormon, a lawyer in the city of ammonihah. No footnotes, personal notes, or other related content available.
The only time that they could have journeyed to lehinephi would have been between the twelfth and fourteenth years, but no mission to the lamanites is mentioned. In the book of mormon, aaron was a rebellious son, unbeliever, and friend to. Alma and amulek are delivered by the power of god alma 815. The book of mormon is the record of gods dealings with the peoples of ancient america, from the age of the building of the tower of babel to four hundred and twentyone years after the birth of christ. As a silver measure which, in hebrew, is kesep, silver. A lawyer in ammonihah, he first tries to accuse alma and amulek and then is converted by them. Book of mormon geography list of place names and scriptural. The land of zeezrom borders the lands on manti and cumeni. Comparative summary of several book of mormon lands theories. Zeezrom is one of the greatest conversion stories of the book of mormon and provides hope to every missionary. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Alma 15 skeptics annotated bible quran book of morman.
Zeezrom may be analogous to the hebrew zeh sinai, he of sinai i. Welch, weighing and measuring in the worlds of the book of mormon, journal of book of mormon studies 8, no. Tolkiens lord of the rings names at least 279 locations. Joseph smiths book of mormon names at least 127 locations. The land of zeezrom is westward of the land of manti, eastward of the land of cumeni, and southward of the land of judea. A dictionary of the book of mormonammonihah, city of. To the inside front cover are affixed four clippings of descriptions of different versions of first edition copies of the book of mormon and of an 1854 edition of the doctrine and covenants, along with a clipping describing the origin of the text of the book of mormon and a bookplate of the shepard book company of salt lake city, utah. Items in the bmc archive are made publicly available for noncommercial, private use. First, alma and amulek confront a group of antagonistic lawyers in the wicked city of ammonihah.
City of zarahemla, major capital of nephites from about 200 b. Ammonihah is a city in western zarahemla where alma goes to preach after preaching in melek. Jan 25, 2017 zeezrom, the lawyer, was a citizen of ammonihah, after the place where ammonihah stood had lain desolate for a number of years it was rebuilt and strongly fortified. He was then converted to the gospel of christ alma 11. May 02, 2017 zeezrom from villain to saint may 2, 2017 august 31, 2017 jpsanglap ive been reading almas mission in the city of ammonihah this past two weeks and after reading the fifteenth chapter of alma, i had found and appreciated a new hero from this scriptures. A dictionary of the book of mormonzeezrom wikisource. Zeezrom a distinguished lawyer father had a remarkable vision children of amulon queen. Comparative summary of several book of mormon lands. The books central purpose, however, is found on its title page. This is the city of aaron that is near nephihah and moroni alma 50. A western city of the nephites, situated in the same region as the cities of melek, noah, and aaron. Pope, euphemism and dysphemism in the bible, in the anchor bible dictionary, ed.
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