Hill Ramah

The hill Ramah is the same as hill Cumorah. The hill Ramah is southward of the waters of Ripliancum, northward of Ogath, northward of the hill Shim, and westward of Ablom. See also Hill Cumorah

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OMNI 1:37 [1:21]: And Coriantumr was discovered by the people of Zarahemla; and he dwelt with them for the space of nine moons.

Commentary: This verse references the places of the hill Cumorah, the hill Ramah, and Zarahemla. Coriantumr traveled from hill Ramah to Zarahemla. As explained in the verses from the Book of Ether, hill Ramah is the same as the hill Cumorah.

MOSIAH 9:167 [21:26]: Nevertheless they did find a land which had been peopled; yea, a land which was covered with dry bones; yea, a land which had been peopled, and which had been destroyed;

Commentary: This verse references the places of Cumorah, the hill Cumorah, the hill Ramah, the land covered with dry bones, Nephi, and Zarahemla. The land of dry bones is in the same general direction (northward) from the land of Nephi as the land of Zarahemla. It is also the same location as the hill Ramah (which is the same as the hill Cumorah) in the land of Cumorah.

MOSIAH 9:168 [21:26]: And they having supposed it to be the land of Zarahemla, returned to the land of Nephi, having arrived in the borders of the land not many days before the coming of Ammon.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Cumorah, the hill Cumorah, the hill Ramah, the land covered with dry bones, and Nephi. The term 'they' refers to men from the land of Nephi trying to find the land of Zarahemla. There is no mention of becoming lost in the wilderness on the trip back to the land of Nephi from the land of dry bones (the land of Cumorah, hill Cumorah, and hill Ramah). The men could find their way back to the land of Nephi. There were sufficient landmarks between the land of dry bones (land of Cumorah) and the land of Nephi to be able to retrace their path.

MOSIAH 9:169 [21:27]: And they brought a record with them, even a record of the people whose bones they had found; and they were engraven on plates of ore.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Cumorah, the hill Cumorah, the hill Ramah, and the land covered with dry bones. This verse and Ether 6:108 [15:33], confirms that the land of dry bones is the same as the land around hill Ramah. The hill Ramah is the same as the hill Cumorah that is in the land of Cumorah.

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.

ETHER 6:83 [15:11]: And it came to pass that the army of Coriantumr did pitch their tents by the hill Ramah; and it was that same hill where my father Mormon did hide up the records unto the Lord which were sacred.

Commentary: This verse references the places of the hill Cumorah, the hill Ramah, and Ogath. The hill Ramah is near Ogath and southward of the waters of Ripliancum. Hill Cumorah is the same hill where the records were hidden. So, the hill Ramah is the hill Cumorah. The phrase 'And it came to pass' indicates time had passed, but there is no indication of how much time had elapsed. Coriantumr was pursuing Shiz southward, so the army of Coriantumr would be northward of the army of Shiz. This puts the hill Ramah north of the land of Ogath. They stayed in these positions for four years gathering all the people (Ether 6:86 [15:14]). These locations needed to be able to sustain large numbers of people for four years.

ETHER 6:108 [15:33]: And he went forth, and beheld that the words of the Lord had all been fulfilled; and he finished his record; (and the hundredth part I have not written;) and he hid them in a manner that the people of Limhi did find them.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Cumorah, the hill Cumorah, the hill Ramah, and the land covered with dry bones. The term 'he' refers to Ether. This verse and Mosiah 9:169 [21:27] confirms that the land covered with dry bones is the same as the land around hill Ramah. The hill Ramah where Ether hid up the records is the same as the hill Cumorah that is in the land of Cumorah.

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