Jordan

This is the city of Jordan. Due to the practice of naming a land by the same name as the city, it is presumed to also be the land of Jordan. Based on the practice of the Nephites when several cities surround a major city, there would be a land as the same name as Jordan. The land of Jordan is northward of the land of Boaz, northward of the land of Sherrizah, and westward of the land of Cumorah.

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MORMON 2:28 [5:3]: And it came to pass that the Lamanites did come against us as we had fled to the city of Jordan; but behold, they were driven back that they did not take the city at that time.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Boaz and Jordan. The Nephites were fleeing northward. The city of Jordan is northward of the city Boaz.

MORMON 2:30 [5:4]: And there were also other cities which were maintained by the Nephites, which strongholds did cut them off that they could not get into the country which lay before us to destroy the inhabitants of our land.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Jordan and lands and cities around Jordan. There were other cities that were maintained by the Nephites around the city of Jordan. To cut off the Lamanites, these cities would have to be westward, eastward, or in both directions from the city of Jordan.

MORMON 2:31 [5:5]: But it came to pass that whatsoever lands we had passed by, and the inhabitants thereof were not gathered in, were destroyed by the Lamanites, and their towns, and villages, and cities were burned with fire; and thus the three hundred and seventy and nine years passed away.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Boaz, Jordan, and lands and cities around Jordan. The term 'we' refers to the Nephites. The phrase 'lands we had passed by' indicates that the Nephites had passed more than one land between the city Boaz and the city of Jordan.

MORMON 2:33 [5:7]: And it came to pass that we did again take to flight, and those whose flight was swifter than the Lamanites did escape, and those whose flight did not exceed the Lamanites were swept down and destroyed.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Jordan and Cumorah. The term 'we' refers to the Nephites. The Nephites were being driven from the city of Jordan. The Lamanites were attacking from the south and the Nephites eventually ended up at the land of Cumorah. The land of Cumorah is mentioned in Omner's travel to the Sea East Shore, so the flight would be towards the north and/or east of the city of Jordan. The area outside of the city of Jordan is the last location before Mormon discusses the land of Cumorah. This implies that the land of Cumorah is northward and/or eastward of the city of Jordan.

MORMON 3:2 [6:1]: And it came to pass that we did march forth before the Lamanites.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Cumorah and Jordan. The term 'we' refers to the Nephites. This verse is a continuation of Mormon 2:33 [5:7] indicating the flight northward and/or eastward of the city of Jordan prior to Mormon writing an epistle to the Lamanites to meet and battle in the land Cumorah.

MORMON 3:3 [6:2]: And I, Mormon, wrote an epistle unto the king of the Lamanites, and desired of him that he would grant unto us that we might gather together our people unto the land of Cumorah, by a hill which was called Cumorah, and there we would give them battle.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Cumorah, the hill Cumorah, and Jordan. The last land mentioned before this verse was the land of Jordan, and the Nephites were being driven northward and/or eastward of the city of Jordan. The need for Mormon to get permission from the king of the Lamanites indicates the need to keep the Lamanites from harassing the Nephites as they gathered to the land of Cumorah. In the Book of Ether, Omner passed the hill Cumorah on his travel to the Sea East shore, thus putting the hill Cumorah eastward of the city of Jordan. The Lamanites were to the south of the city of Jordan, so, using Occam's Razor, the hill Cumorah would be northward and/or eastward of the city of Jordan.

MORONI 9:11 [9:10]: For behold, many of the daughters of the Lamanites have they taken prisoners: and after depriving them of that which was most dear and precious above all things, which is chastity and virtue; and after they had done this thing, they did murder them in a most cruel manner, torturing their bodies even unto death; and after they have done this, they devour their flesh like unto wild beasts, because of the hardness of their hearts; and they do it for a token of bravery.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Jordan, Moriantum, and the narrow neck. The land of Moriantum is close enough to the possessions of the Lamanites to kidnap people. Unless the Lamanite armies took their families with them when battling the Nephites and did not protect their families very well, the phrase 'daughters of the Lamanites' indicates the land of Moriantum is in proximity to permanently settled Lamanite lands. This would put it in proximity to the narrow neck. This verse is also in an epistle written by Mormon while he was in Jordan after being driven there by the Lamanites. The Lamanites had driven Mormon and his people out of the western parts of the land north of the narrow neck, so the only place left where a Nephite city would still be intact and in proximity to permanent Lamanite cities would be eastward of the land of Jordan. This also indicates that the Lamanites had not yet captured Nephite cities north of the narrow neck on the eastern portions 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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