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Alma 1:83 And it came to pass that the people of Nephi took their tents, and departed out of the valley of Gideon towards their city, which was the city of Zarahemla.

Alma 1:84 And behold, as they were crossing the river Sidon, the Lamanites and the Amlicites, being as numerous almost, as it were, as the sands of the sea, came upon them to destroy them;

Alma 1:85 Nevertheless the Nephites, being strengthened by the hand of the Lord, having prayed mightily to him that he would deliver them out of the hands of their enemies;

Alma 1:86 Therefore the Lord did hear their cries, and did strengthen them, and the Lamanites and Amlicites did fall before them.

Alma 1:87 And it came to pass that Alma fought with Amlici with the sword, face to face; and they did contend mightily, one with another.

Alma 1:88 And it came to pass that Alma, being a man of God, being exercised with much faith, cried saying, O Lord, have mercy and spare my life, that I may be an instrument in thy hands, to save and protect this people.

Alma 1:89 Now when Alma had said these words, he contended again with Amlici; and he was strengthened, insomuch that he slew Amlici with the sword.

Alma 1:90 And he also contended with the king of the Lamanites: but the king of the Lamanites fled back from before Alma, and sent his guards to contend with Alma.

Alma 1:91 But Alma, with his guards, contended with the guards of the king of the Lamanites, until he slew and drove them back;

Alma 1:92 And thus he cleared the ground, or rather the bank, which was on the west of the river Sidon, throwing the bodies of the Lamanites who had been slain, into the waters of Sidon, that thereby his people might have room to cross and contend with the Lamanites and the Amlicites on the west side of the river Sidon.

Alma 1:93 And it came to pass that when they had all crossed the river Sidon that the Lamanites and the Amlicites began to flee before them, notwithstanding they were so numerous that they could not be numbered;

Alma 1:94 And they fled before the Nephites, towards the wilderness which was west and north, away beyond the borders of the land;

Alma 1:95 And the Nephites did pursue them with their might, and did slay them; yea, they were met on every hand, and slain, and driven, until they were scattered on the west, and on the north, until they had reached the wilderness, which was called Hermounts;

Alma 1:98 And it came to pass that the Nephites, who were not slain by the weapons of war, after having buried those who had been slain: now the number of the slain were not numbered, because of the greatness of their number; after they had finished burying their dead, they all returned to their lands, and to their houses, and their wives, and their children.

Alma 1:121 Now it came to pass that not many days after the battle which was fought in the land of Zarahemla, by the Lamanites and the Amlicites, that there was another army of the Lamanites came in upon the people of Nephi in the same place, where the first army met the Amlicites.

Alma 1:122 And it came to pass that there was an army sent to drive them out of their land.

Alma 1:123 Now Alma himself being afflicted with a wound, did not go up to battle at this time against the Lamanites; but he sent up a numerous army against them;

Alma 1:124 And they went up and slew many of the Lamanites, and drove the remainder of them out of the borders of their land;

Alma 1:125 And then they returned again, and began to establish peace in the land, being troubled no more for a time with their enemies.



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Amlicite and Nephite armies from Minon to Hermounts on a world map


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The valley of Gideon (Rio Pasion) is consistent with Alma 1:92 where the Nephite army was crossing from the east side of the river to the west side.

There is also a wilderness (mountainous) area north and west of the confluence of the Usumacinta and Rio Pasion where the fighting is described. Just for a reference, Bonompak is a Mayan city (after the Book of Mormon times) in the mountains located near the area described in these verses. Pictures of Bonompak provide an indication of how hilly and mountainous the Hermounts are.