This is the land of Sherrizah. Due to the practice of naming a land by the same name as the city, it is presumed to also be the city of Sherrizah. This is also the tower of Sherrizah. The land of Sherrizah is northward of the narrow neck and is likely located between the city Boaz and the city of Jordan.
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MORONI 9:8 [9:7]: For according to the knowledge which I have received from Amoron, behold, the Lamanites have many prisoners, which they took from the tower of Sherrizah; and there were men, women and children.
Commentary: This verse references the places of the narrow neck and Sherrizah. The tower of Sherrizah should be in the land of Sherrizah. The land of Sherrizah is populated by Nephites. By this time, the Nephites only controlled areas northward of the narrow neck, so the land of Sherrizah is located northward of the narrow neck.
MORONI 9:15 [9:15]: And again, my son, there are many widows and their daughters who remain in Sherrizah; and that part of the provisions which the Lamanites did not carry away, behold, the army of Zenephi has carried away, and left them to wander whithersoever they can for food; and many old women do faint by the way and die.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Boaz, Jordan, the lands and cities around Jordan, and Sherrizah. The phrase 'my son' refers to Moroni. The 'army of Zenephi' is referred to as different than the Lamanites, so the army of Zenephi is likely a Nephite army. The army of Zenephi had the opportunity to take the remaining provisions after the Lamanites carried away provisions. This indicates an area that is not under firm control by either the Lamanites or the Nephites. The flight of the Nephite army northward of the city Boaz through the lands and cities around Jordan to the city of Jordan and being able to defend the city of Jordan for a time could explain this situation. Occam's Razor would place the land of Sherrizah between the city Boaz and the city of Jordan.
MORONI 9:16 [9:17]: And the army which is with me, is weak; and the armies of the Lamanites are betwixt Sherrizah and me; and as many as have fled to the army of Aaron, have fallen victims to their awful brutality.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Boaz, Jordan, the lands and cities around Jordan, the narrow neck and Sherrizah. The term 'me' refers to Mormon. This verse was written in an epistle from Mormon to his son, Moroni. When Mormon was the age of 20, the Nephites and Lamanites negotiated an agreement giving the Nephites the lands northward of the narrow neck. The only locations that Mormon is recorded to have been after that date are the land Desolation, city of Teancum, city Boaz, city of Jordan, and the land of Cumorah. These lands are insufficient to place the land of Sherrizah. There are enough gaps between these lands and the narrow neck that the land of Sherrizah can be placed almost anywhere north of the narrow neck. However, the only location that explains a weak Nephite army, a Lamanite army in proximity to the Nephite army, and Lamanites capturing Nephite lands in proximity to the Nephite army would be the lands around the city Jordan that were between the city Boaz and the city of Jordan. So, using Occam's Razor, the land of Sherrizah may be one of the lands around the city of Jordan between the city of Jordan and the city Boaz.
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