“Land North” and “Land South”: How These Terms Are Always Us

Title

“Land North” and “Land South”: How These Terms Are Always Used in the Book of Mormon

Publication Type

Web Article

Year of Publication

2015

Authors

Andersen, Joe V. (Primary)

URL

http://bmaf.org/articles/land_north_narrow_strip__andersen

Abstract

To have an accurate understanding of the geography of the Book of Mormon, its readers must recognize that whenever the terms “land north” or “land south” are used, the referent is always the narrow strip of wilderness and never the narrow neck of land. The purpose of this article is not only to corroborate that statement but also to discuss similar terms that refer to the narrow strip of wilderness and not to the Jaredite land northward. The following information correctly describes how the authors of the Book of Mormon consistently used these terms. For convenience, emphasis, and accessibility, all scriptures using these terms will be cited and italicized.

Subject Keywords

Mesoamerica

Ancient America

Land North

Land South

Book of Mormon Geography

Bibliographic Citation

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