“And They Called the Name of the Place Moriancumer”

D. Kelly Ogden, Andrew C. Skinner

The Jaredites camped on the seashore for four years at Moriancumer, apparently denominated after the brother of Jared. For examples of the cultural phenomenon of naming places after the original or most famous settler, see commentary at Alma 8:7.

“They Called the Name of the Place Moriancumer”

The Jaredites camped on the seashore for four years at Moriancumer, apparently denominated after the brother of Jared. For examples of the cultural phenomenon of naming places after the original or most famous settler, see commentary at Alma 8:7.

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