Egypt    

Assessment

Criteria

Discussion

No

Shipping Timber to Area with No Timber

The area north of the narrow neck (around Israel) does have areas where timber is scarce. However, Lehi left Israel and journeyed to another location. Israel is not the land Northward. Lebanon, a little further north of Israel, was known for it's cedars and supplied Israel with that timber [1 Kings 5:6].

Yes

No Cold or Snow

Average highs range from 65 to 96 degrees F (18 to 36 degrees C) and lows range from 47 to 70 degrees F (9 to 21 degrees C).

Yes

East Wind of Destruction

East winds in the Middle East are a drying wind that brings drought. There are references that they can also bring locust swarms.

Yes

Narrow Neck

Yes

North-Flowing River

Nile River.

No

Elevated Area West and South

The length of the Nile is 3470 miles long. There are elevated areas south of the headwaters; however, the distance from the headwaters to the narrow neck area is too excessive to fit the travel times in the Book of Mormon.

Yes

Elevated Area East

Es Sahra Esh Sharqiya is a ridge that follows the west coast of the Red Sea.

Maybe

Large Bodies of Water

The large bodies of water north of the narrow neck are the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee. These were known to the Nephites, so this location contradicts the Book of Mormon which did not use these names for the bodies of water north of the narrow neck. For the Dead Sea to be waters of Ripliancum, no travel would have been necessary away from Jerusalem.

Some

Significant Natural Forces

For Egypt, earthquake hazard maps indicate peak ground acceleration to range from 0.2 to 2.4 m/s2 (mild to moderate). Only inactive volcanoes more than 10,000 years old are in the area. At least two cities (Menouthis and Herakleion) have been located in sunken areas off the Egyptian coast.