The first notable engagement of the great Jaredite war, after the death of Shared in the Valley of Gilgal, was fought in the sparsely-settled Wilderness of Akish. After Gilgal there was peace for two years. But at the expiration of that time, Gilead, the brother of Shared, attacked Coriantumr unsuccessfully, and fled to the Wilderness of Akish, closely pursued by his antagonist. This notable place of conflict must have been close to the border of Moron.
Kish is a Jaredite word. It was also the name of an important city in Mesopotamia thousands of years ago. It is a Hebrew word, said to mean a "bow," or a "horn." It was the name of the father of King Saul. (I Samuel 9:1)
For an account of Akish, the son of Kimnor, and the daughter of Jared, the son of Omer, See Ether 8:9-18 and 9:1-12. The Wilderness may have been his homeland and so named after him.
The fortunes of war are always uncertain. In the first period of this war, Coriantumr lost a large part of his army, and also his throne. Gilead took charge of the government of Moron, and Coriantumr established himself in the Wilderness of Akish. Two years later, the brother of Shared was murdered by his chief ecclesiastical officer.
Retaliation. The patriarchal law, given through Noah for the protection of human life, never revoked, is this: "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man." (Genesis 9:6) In the case of this blasphemous murderer retaliation came before long. He was assassinated by another aspirant to the throne, Lib.
Lib, and Coriantumr. Coriantumr attacked Lib in the Land of Moron with so much savage impetuosity that the false king, that is Lib, and his confused army fled "to the borders upon the sea shore," pursued by his antagonist. There Lib rallied and drove Coriantumr back to the Wilderness of Akish. On the Plains of Agosh the two armies again met.