Land which was Northward

The land which was northward is an alternative description of the land northward. Refer to the section on the Land Northward for a relative placement of this location.

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ALMA 22:12 [50:11]: The Nephites possessing all the land northward; yea, even all the land which was northward of the land Bountiful, according to their pleasure.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Bountiful, the land northward, and the land which was northward. The land northward is northward of the land Bountiful. The phrase 'yea, even' applies the description 'all the land which was northward of the land Bountiful' to the land northward. This means that the entire land northward is northward of the land Bountiful.

ALMA 22:30 [50:29]: Therefore, Morianton put it into their hearts that they should flee to the land which was northward, which was covered with large bodies of water, and take possession of the land which was northward.

Commentary: This verse references the places of the land northward, the land which was northward, and Morianton. Morianton was in the land of Morianton at this time. The land which was northward had large bodies of water. Since 'bodies' is plural, there are at least two large bodies of water in the land northward. The 'land which was northward' is referred to as the land northward in Alma 22:32 [50:31].

ALMA 22:32 [50:31]: And it came to pass that she fled, and came over to the camp of Moroni, and told Moroni all things concerning the matter; and also concerning their intentions to flee into the land northward.

Commentary: This verse references the places of Bountiful, the land northward, the land which was northward, Morianton, and a ridge between Bountiful and Morianton. The land northward was earlier referred to in Alma 22:30 [50:29] as 'the land which was northward'. The phrase 'came over' indicates there is a ridge between the land Bountiful and the land of Morianton.

ALMA 30:5 [63:4]: And it came to pass that in the thirty and seventh year of the reign of the Judges, there was a large company of men, even to the amount of five thousand and four hundred men, with their wives and their children, departed out of the land of Zarahemla, into the land which was northward.

Commentary: This verse references the places of the land northward, the land which was northward, the narrow neck, and Zarahemla. The phrase 'land which was northward' is the same as the land northward. The term 'into' indicates that the land of Zarahemla is outside the boundaries of the land which was northward. This is quite obvious since the land which was northward is described as being northward of the land Bountiful. The term is commented on here only to show the consistency of how the term 'into' is used in the Book of Mormon.

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