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Middoni

This is the land of Middoni. Due to the practice of naming a land by the same name as the city, it is presumed to also be the city of Middoni. The land of Middoni bordered the lands of Ishmael and Nephi and was in proximity to the land of Jershon. There is a ridge between the land of Middoni and the land of Jershon.

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ALMA 12:182 [20:2]: And the voice of the Lord came to Ammon, saying, Thou shalt not go up to the land of Nephi, for behold the king will seek thy life; but thou shalt go to the land of Middoni; for behold, thy brother Aaron, and also Muloki and Ammah are in prison.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Ishmael, Middoni, and Nephi. Ammon is in the land of Ishmael. The phrase 'go up' indicates the land of land of Nephi is higher in elevation than the land of Ishmael. This verse indicates that the land of Nephi and the land of Middoni are in proximity to the land of Ishmael.

ALMA 12:189 [20:7]: And he said unto Ammon, Come, I will go with thee down to the land of Middoni, and there I will plead with the king, that he will cast thy brethren out of prison.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Ishmael and Middoni. The phrase 'down to' indicates that the land of Middoni is lower in elevation than the land of Ishmael.

ALMA 12:198 [20:14]: And he also commanded him that he should not go to the land of Middoni, but that he should return with him, to the land of Ishmael.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Ishmael and Middoni. The term 'he' refers to the father of Lamoni. The term 'him' refers to Lamoni. Ammon and Lamoni were traveling from the land of Ishmael to the land of Middoni when the father of Lamoni caught up with them. The father of Lamoni was following them from the land of Ishmael. This verse indicates that the land of Middoni is close to the land of Ishmael.

ALMA 12:199 [20:15]: But Lamoni said unto him, I will not slay Ammon, neither will I return to the land of Ishmael, but I go to the land of Middoni, that I may release the brethren of Ammon, for I know that they are just men, and holy prophets of the true God.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Ishmael and Middoni. The term 'him' refers to the father of Lamoni. This verse indicates that the land of Ishmael is near the land of Middoni.

ALMA 12:215 [20:28]: And it came to pass that Ammon and Lamoni proceeded on their journey towards the land of Middoni.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Ishmael and Middoni. They proceeded to the land of Middoni from the land of Ishmael.

ALMA 12:220 [20:30]: Therefore they would not hearken unto their words, and they had cast them out, and had smitten them, and had driven them from house to house, and from place to place, even until they had arrived to the land of Middoni;

Commentary: This verse references the places other than Ishmael and Middoni. The term 'they' refers to Ammon and Lamoni. They were traveling in lands other than the land of Ishmael and reached the land of Middoni.

ALMA 13:16 [21:12]: And it came to pass that they saw that the people would harden their hearts; therefore they departed, and came over into the land of Middoni.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Jerusalem, Middoni, and a ridge between Jerusalem and Middoni. The term 'they' refers to Aaron, Muloki, and Ammah. The phrase 'came over' means there is a ridge between the land of Middoni and the land of Jerusalem. The term 'into' indicates that the village Ani-Anti is outside the boundaries of the land of Middoni.

ALMA 13:23 [21:18]: And it came to pass that Ammon and Lamoni returned from the land of Middoni, to the land of Ishmael, which was the land of their inheritance.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Ishmael and Middoni. The land of Middoni is near the land of Ishmael.

ALMA 13:31 [22:1]: For after he departed from the land of Middoni, he was led by the Spirit to the land of Nephi; even to the house of the king which was over all the land, save it were the land of Ishmael and he was the father of Lamoni.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Ishmael, Middoni, and Nephi. The term 'he' refers to Aaron. This verse indicates that the land of Middoni is in proximity to the land of Nephi and the land of Ishmael.

ALMA 14:13 [23:8]: Now these are they who were converted unto the Lord: The people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Ishmael, and also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Middoni, and also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the city of Nephi, and also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Shilom, and who were in the land of Shemlon, and in the city of Lemuel, and in the city of Shimnilon;

Commentary: This verse references the places of Ishmael, Lemuel, Middoni, Midian, Nephi, Shemlon, Shilom, Shimnilon, and the South Wilderness. These lands are listed in the same verse, so each land borders the lands listed next to it. All of the lands are in the possessions of the Lamanites, so these lands were southward of the South Wilderness. The land of Midian is not listed in these lands, yet in later verses it is a land mentioned in verses that reference the lands of Nephi and Ishmael. It may be that the land of Midian is not a land in control of the Lamanites.

ALMA 14:25 [24:5]: Now when Ammon and his brethren, and all those who had come up with him, saw the preparations of the Lamanites to destroy their brethren, they came forth to the land of Midian, and there Ammon met all his brethren;

Commentary: This verse references the places of Ishmael, Lemuel, Middoni, Midian, Nephi, Shemlon, Shilom, and Shimnilon. The land of Midian is within the area of the lands of Nephi, Middoni, Ishmael, Shemlon, Shimnilon, Shilom and Lemuel to be among the lands of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies (formerly Lamanites). The land Midian is not mentioned in the list of the other lands. Yet, it is in control by the Nephites. The phrase 'came forth' describes that Ammon traveled from the land of Nephi to the land of Midian. This information would put the land of Midian on the northward side of the other lands referenced in Alma 14:13 [23:8]. It may be a Nephite land just north of the south wilderness.

ALMA 14:26 [24:5]: And from thence they came to the land of Ishmael, that they might hold a council with Lamoni, and also with his brother Anti-Nephi-Lehi, what they should do to defend themselves against the Lamanites.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Lemuel, Middoni, Midian, Nephi, Shemlon, Shilom, Shimnilon, and the South Wilderness. The terms 'they' refers to Ammon and his brethren. After coming from the land of Nephi to the land of Midian, they went from the land of Midian to the land of Ishmael. By Occam's Razor, the land of Midian should be in proximity to the land of Nephi and Ishmael. So, of the lands of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies (Ishmael, Middoni, Nephi, Shilom, Lemuel, and Shimnilon), the lands of Nephi and Ishmael would be nearest the possessions of the Nephites, near the South Wilderness.

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Southern Area of the New World
Sea West Sea East Moronihah Melek Ridge Between Jershon And Melek Ridge Between Manti And Moroni, Lehi, And Morianton Aaron Lehi City Beyond The City Of Antiparah Antiparah Cumeni Zeezrom Manti Hill Manti Ridge Between Jershon And Manti Ridge Around The Land Of Manti Wilderness Between Antionum And Manti Ridge Between Jershon And Zarahemla Jershon Plains Of Nephihah Nephihah Ridge Between Siron And Zarahemla Wilderness Around Manti Valley West Of The River Sidon Valley East Of The River Sidon Hill Riplah Midian Ridge Between The Head Of The River Sidon And Nephihah Ridge Between the East Wilderness and Ishmael And Nephi Ridge Between Antionum And Jershon Pass Between Nephihah And Moroni Moroni Wilderness (South) River Sidon - Headwaters Of Hill Onidah Siron Ridge Between Ammonihah And Nephi Ridge Between Nephi And Zarahemla Antionum Mount Antipas Water of Sebus Shimnilon Wilderness Between Nephi And The Promised Land (I Nephi) Valley Near Mount Antipas Onidah Wilderness Between Ammonihah And Nephi Ishmael Waters of Mormon Mormon Wilderness Around Mormon Nephi (Lehi-Nephi) Wilderness Around Nephi Wilderness Between Nephi And Shilom Wilderness Between Amulon And Nephi Wilderness Between Helam And Nephi Wilderness Around Shemlon Hill North of Shilom Wilderness Between The Valley Alma And Zarahemla Middoni Ridge Between Jerusalem And Middoni Village Ani-Anti Ridge Between Jerusalem And Village Ani-Anti Jerusalem Lemuel Shemlon Valley Alma Shilom Wilderness Around Shilom Wilderness Between Helam And Valley Alma Helam Mocum Wilderness Between Amulon And Helam Amulon Onihah
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