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| + | And it came to pass that we did again take our journey in the wilderness; and we did travel nearly eastward from that time forth. | ||
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Contents
- 1 Question: Why does "Nahom" constitute archaeological evidence for the Book of Mormon?
- 1.1 Written Hebrew does not employ vowels, therefore, Book of Mormon "Nahom" is NHM in Hebrew
- 1.2 Three altar inscriptions have been discovered containing the name "NHM" as a tribal name and dating from the seventh to sixth centuries BC
- 1.3 These altars are located in the exact place where the spice route makes an eastward turn to cross the Arabian desert
- 1.4 The name NHM is associated with a burial site and mourning
- 1.5 Critical responses to NHM
Question: Why does "Nahom" constitute archaeological evidence for the Book of Mormon?
Written Hebrew does not employ vowels, therefore, Book of Mormon "Nahom" is NHM in Hebrew
The Book of Mormon name "Nahom" becomes NHM when written in Hebrew. This is a significant correlation in name and location.
Three altar inscriptions have been discovered containing the name "NHM" as a tribal name and dating from the seventh to sixth centuries BC
Three altar inscriptions have been discovered containing the name "NHM" as a tribal name and dating from the seventh to sixth centuries BC. This is roughly the time period when Lehi’s family was traveling though the same area.
These altars are located in the exact place where the spice route makes an eastward turn to cross the Arabian desert
The spice route proceed southward from Jerusalem and then turns toward the east at the place where the NHM inscriptions were found. Lehi's group proceeded southward and then made an "eastward" change in direction after leaving the "place called Nahom."
And it came to pass that we did again take our journey in the wilderness; and we did travel nearly eastward from that time forth.
The name NHM is associated with a burial site and mourning
Nephi indicated that their group had reached a "place called Nahom," indicating that the site was already named. Ismael was buried there, and his daughters mourned him there.
And it came to pass that Ishmael died, and was buried in the place which was called Nahom. And it came to pass that the daughters of Ishmael did mourn exceedingly, because of the loss of their father...
Critical responses to NHM
Critics of the Church attempt to dismiss this correlation as simply "the willingness of LDS scholars to look anywhere in their despair to find a shred of validation for their erroneous beliefs." [1] However, given the high correlation of the data, it seems that the critics are the ones that have difficulty explaining the data.
Notes
- ↑ MormonThink.com page "Book of Mormon Problems".