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Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/River runs into fountain
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Contents
Criticism
Critics claims that description of "a river’s running into a fountain" in 1 Nephi is absurd.[1]
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here
Response
All instances of "fountain" in 1 Nephi describe either:
- the Red Sea (rivers surely run to the sea)
- the fountain near the Tree of Life in Lehi's dream, from which the river flows.
Conclusion
The criticism is based on a shallow reading of the text.
Endnotes
- [note] Origen Bachelor, Mormonism Exposed Internally and Externally (New York: Privately Published, 1838), 9. off-site
Further reading
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Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/River runs into fountain