An expedition consisting of sixteen strong men, headed by Ammon, a descendant of King Zarahemla, needed forty days to reach a hill north in the Land of Shilom, a district contiguous to the Land of Lehi-Nephi. But they were lost in the wilderness for some days. The ruler of these expatriates from Zarahemla was Limhi, a grandson of Zeniff, who had led the malcontents to their former homes.