In Alma 53:8 we find that the Lamanites on the west sea south had obtained possession of a number of the Nephite cities in what Mormon refers to as "that part of the land." Presumably, Mormon is here referring to the same area by the west sea that Helaman refers to in Alma 56:1 as "that quarter of the land." According to Alma 56:14, this part of the land might have included the cities of Manti, Zeezrom, Cumeni, Antiparah, and Judea. Because the 2000 stripling warriors came from the land of Melek, that land might have been considered as being in another "part" or "quarter" of the general land of Zarahemla. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]