A New Candidate in Arabia for the “Valley of Lemuel”

Title

A New Candidate in Arabia for the “Valley of Lemuel”

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

1999

Authors

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Pagination

54-63, 79

Volume

8

Issue

1

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Abstract

The author serendipitously discovered a stream east of the Gulf of Aqaba that seems to share the physical features of Lehi’s “river of water” that “emptied into the Red Sea” and was “continually running.” The river Laman ran through the valley of Lemuel, described as “firm, steadfast, and immovable.” The stream and the canyon seem to fulfill the conditions of the river of Laman and the valley of Lemuel.

Arabia
Valley of Lemuel
River of Laman
Book of Mormon Geography

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