The Red Sea is located southward of Jerusalem and the wilderness around Jerusalem. There is a wilderness that extends along the coast of the Red Sea as far south as Nahom. The river Laman in the valley Lemuel empties into the Red Sea. The place of Shazer, an unnamed mountain, and Nahom are located on, or near, the coast of the Red Sea.
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I NEPHI 1:30 [2:5]: And he came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea;
Commentary: This verse references the places of Jerusalem, Red Sea, river Laman, valley of Lemuel, and the wilderness around Jerusalem. The term 'he' refers to Lehi. The phrase 'came down' indicates the Red Sea is lower in elevation than Jerusalem. The wilderness around Jerusalem would also be in between Jerusalem and the Red Sea or along a route from Jerusalem to the Red Sea. This point where Lehi came down to the shore is a point three days of travel from the river Laman and the valley of Lemuel.
I NEPHI 1:31 [2:5]: And he traveled in the wilderness in the borders which were nearer the Red Sea;
Commentary: This verse references the places of the Red Sea and the wilderness near the Red Sea. The term 'he' refers to Lehi. There is a wilderness near the Red Sea.
I NEPHI 1:33 [2:6]: And it came to pass that when he had traveled three days in the wilderness, he pitched his tent in a valley by the side of a river of water.
Commentary: This verse references the places of the Red Sea, the river Laman, and the wilderness near the Red Sea. The term 'he' refers to Lehi. The wilderness near the Red Sea is at least the size of three days of travel. There is a river of water in a location that is three days of travel after getting to the Red Sea. This river is the river Laman.
I NEPHI 1:35 [2:8]: And it came to pass that he called the name of the river Laman, and it emptied into the Red Sea; and the valley was in the borders near the mouth thereof.
Commentary: This verse references the places of the Red Sea, the river Laman, and the valley of Lemuel. The term 'he' refers to Lehi. This verse names the river as the river Laman. The phrase 'emptied into' is self-explanatory and indicates the river Laman connects to the Red Sea. The valley refers to the valley of Lemuel.
I NEPHI 1:36 [2:9]: And when my father saw that the waters of the river emptied into the fountain of the Red Sea, he spake unto Laman, saying, O that thou mightest be like unto this river, continually running into the fountain of all righteousness.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Red Sea and the river Laman. The term 'my father' refers to Lehi. This verse indicates that a fountain can be located where a river meets a sea. The phrase 'emptied into' indicates there is no more river on the other side of the fountain, so the fountain is at the end of the river.
I NEPHI 5:16 [16:13]: And it came to pass that we traveled for the space of four days, nearly a south, south-east direction, and we did pitch our tents again; and we did call the name of the place Shazer.
Commentary: This verse references the places of the river Laman, the Red Sea, and Shazer. The term 'we' refers to Lehi and the people with him. Shazer is four days of travel from the river Laman. The course of the Red Sea coast is a south, south-east direction, so the place Shazer is along the general shoreline of the Red Sea.
I NEPHI 5:17 [16:14]: And it came to pass that we did take our bows and our arrows, and go forth into the wilderness, to slay food for our families; and after we had slain food for our families, we did return again to our families in the wilderness, to the place of Shazer.
Commentary: This verse references the places of the Red Sea, Shazer, and the wilderness near the Red Sea. The term 'we' refers to Lehi and the people with him. They were still traveling along the Red Sea. The wilderness near the Red Sea extended to the place of Shazer.
I NEPHI 5:18 [16:14]: And we did go forth again, in the wilderness, following the same direction, keeping in the most fertile parts of the wilderness, which were in the borders near the Red Sea.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Nahom, the Red Sea, Shazer, and the wilderness near the Red Sea. The term 'we' refers to Lehi and the people with him. The phrase 'same direction' indicates they were still heading in a 'south, south-east direction' as stated in I Nephi 5:16 [16:13] from Shazer to Nahom. The wilderness near the Red Sea extends to this point and they are still near the Red Sea.
I NEPHI 5:21 [16:17]: And after we had traveled for the space of many days, we did pitch our tents for the space of a time, that we might again rest ourselves and obtain food for our families.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Nahom, the Red Sea, Shazer, and an unnamed mountain. The term 'we' refers to Lehi and the people with him. The phrase 'traveled for the space of many days' is in addition to already having traveled many days between Shazer and Nahom. Nahom is not near Shazer. This location is near an unnamed mountain.
I NEPHI 5:37 [16:30]: And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did go forth up into the top of the mountain, according to the directions which were given upon the ball.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Nahom, the Red Sea, Shazer, and an unnamed mountain. The mountain is near the Red Sea in between Shazer and Nahom.
I NEPHI 5:42 [16:33]: And it came to pass that we did again take our journey, traveling nearly the same course as in the beginning;
Commentary: This verse references the places of Nahom and Shazer. The phrase 'same course' indicates they were still heading in a 'south, south-east direction' as stated in I Nephi 5:16 [16:13] from Shazer to Nahom. This course is still near the Red Sea.
I NEPHI 5:43 [16:33]: And after we had traveled for the space of many days, we did pitch our tents again, that we might tarry for the space of a time.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Nahom and the Red Sea. The term 'we' refers to Lehi and the people with him. They were still traveling along the Red Sea. They stopped at a place named Nahom. The phrase 'traveled for the space of many days' is addition to other verses that stated traveling for many days. This puts Nahom near the southern portion of the Red Sea.
I NEPHI 5:55 [17:1]: And it came to pass that we did again take our journey in the wilderness; and we did travel nearly eastward, from that time forth.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Nahom, the Red Sea, and the wilderness near the Red Sea. The term 'we' refers to Lehi and the people with him. The wilderness near the Red Sea extended as far south as Nahom.
I NEPHI 5:61 [17:4]: And we did sojourn for the space of many years, yea, even eight years in the wilderness.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Bountiful, Nahom, and the wilderness near the Red Sea. The term 'we' refers to Lehi and the people with him. They traveled for eight years in the wilderness between Nahom on the Red Sea and the land Bountiful on the shores of the Sea Irreantum. The wilderness near the Red Sea either extended a substantial distance away from the Red Sea or Lehi stayed fairly close to the Red Sea for a number of years.
I NEPHI 5:62 [17:5]: And we did come to the land which we called Bountiful, because of its much fruit, and also wild honey;
Commentary: This verse references the places of Bountiful, the Red Sea, and the wilderness near the Red Sea. The term 'we' refers to Lehi and the people with him. They had left the Red Sea and proceeded eastward, so Bountiful is eastward of the place where they had left the Red Sea. The wilderness near the Red Sea extended at least to the place they had started their journey eastward.
II NEPHI 9:61 [19:1]: Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict by the way of the Red Sea beyond Jordan in Galilee of the nations.
Commentary: This verse references the places of Galilee, Jordan, Naphtali, the Red Sea, and Zebulun. This verse is also found in Isaiah 9:1. Jordan is located in Galilee. The term 'afterward' indicates a continuation of action and that Jordan and Galilee are between Zebulun and Naphtali and the Red Sea. Since this verse describes a sequence of actions, the places listed should be in geographical order. The wording is not the same for lists of places that share borders, so no assumptions are made about if, or any, places exist between these places, just that these places occur in geographical sequence.
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