There is a ridge between the hill Cumorah and the hill Shim.
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ETHER 4:4 [9:3]: And came over by the place where the Nephites were destroyed, and from thence eastward, and came to a place which was called Ablom, by the sea-shore, and there he pitched his tent, and also his sons and his daughters, and all his household, save it were Jared and his family.
Commentary: This verse references the places of the land of Ablom, hill Cumorah, hill Ramah, hill Shim, ridge between hill Shim and hill Cumorah, and the Sea East. 'He' refers to Omer. The phrase 'where the Nephites were destroyed' means the hill Cumorah. From Ether 6:83 [15:11], the hill Ramah is the same as the hill Cumorah. The term 'thence' indicates Ablom is outside the area around hill Cumorah. Traveling eastward to the sea indicates that Ablom is eastward from hill Ramah/hill Cumorah and on the Sea East shore. The phrase 'came over' means they traveled over elevated terrain from the hill Shim to get to the hill Cumorah. So, there is a ridge between the hill Shim and the hill Ramah/hill Cumorah. Hill Shim is south of the hill Ramah/Cumorah since they were traveling north when they passed the hill Shim and then turned east at the hill Ramah/Cumorah.
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