Used in:
- Enos 1:34 [1:21]
- Ether 4:20 [9:18]
- I Nephi 5:216 [18:25]
- II Nephi 12:92 [30:12]
- II Nephi 12:93 [30:13]
- II Nephi 9:121 [21:6]
- II Nephi 9:122 [21:7]
- II Nephi 9:34 [17:21]
- II Nephi 9:38 [17:25]
- III Nephi 2:30 [3:22]
- III Nephi 2:44 [4:4]
- III Nephi 3:1 [6:1]
- Mosiah 7:117 [13:17]
- Mosiah 7:124 [13:24]
What does the Book of Mormon state?
- Described as existing in Jaredite and Nephite times
At face value - Did cattle exist in the New World?
- No evidence exists of bovids in Mesoamerica
Assessment
- Bovids are not endemic to Mesoamerica
- Hebrew words for cattle can refer to any quadruped, which did exist in Mesoamerica
Additional Material
I NEPHI 5:216 [18:25]: And it came to pass that we did find upon the land of promise, as we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in the forests of every kind,
- both the cow, and the ox, (female and male forms in Hebrew)
- and the a-s-s, and the horse, (female and male forms in Hebrew)
- and the goat, and the wild goat, (female and male forms in Hebrew)
- and all manner of wild animals, which were for the use of men.
List pattern suggests only three animals:
