“All the Lands Even Unto the Land Which Was Near the Land Bountiful”

Alan C. Miner

In Helaman 4:5-6, we find that in the fifty-seventh year, the Lamanites were stirred up by dissenters and came down to battle the Nephites. In the fifty-eighth year, "they succeeded in obtaining possession of the land of Zarahemla; yea, and also all the lands, even unto the land which was near the land Bountiful." One might wonder, Is this phrase saying that the Lamanites had gained control of the local land of Zarahemla, and also all the local lands, even unto the local land which was near the land Bountiful? If so, we might presume that some (here unnamed) lands were located between Zarahemla and Bountiful. In 3 Nephi 3:23 there is again reference to a land which was "between the land of Zarahemla and the land Bountiful." [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes] [See the commentary on 3 Nephi 3:23]

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