Current Research

Nephi’s 12 Descriptors of the the Land Bountiful

1. “Nearly eastward” of Nahom
2. Accessible from the interior deserts.
3. The surrounding general area may have been also fertile.
4. Bountiful was a sheltered coastal location.
5. “Bountiful” was a fertile area.
6. Timber was available to build a ship.
7. Year-round fresh water at the site.
8. A mountain nearby.
9. Substantial cliffs overlooking the ocean are suggested.
10. Ore, from which metal could be smelted to construct tools.
11. Little or no resident population at that time to contribute tools and manpower to the ship building process.
12. Access to the open ocean for a ship.

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Warren’s Book, “In the Footsteps of Lehi”

Authors: Warren P. & Michaela Knoth Aston
Publisher: Deseret Book Company

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Publish Date: August 1, 1994 – The book is now available online as part of Deseret Book’s online Gospel library www.GospeLink.com.

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Recent articles about Arabia and the Book of Mormon:

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

• Finding Nephi’s Bountiful in the Real World
• Across Arabia with Lehi and Sariah: “Truth Shall Spring out of the Earth
• Newly Found Altars from Nahom
• The Arabian Bountiful Discovered? Evidence for Nephi’s Bountiful

Review of Books

• Discovering Lehi: New Evidence of Lehi and Nephi in Arabia (Volume 9 Issue 1)

Foreign Language

• Capitolo 13: Il Cammino Di Lehi E La Rivista Di Nahom

Meridian Magazine

• Where Did Nephi Build the Ship? by Maurine and Scot Proctor

• Geologists Discover Iron in Region of Nephi’s Bountiful by Ron Harris

The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research

• Arabia and the Book of Mormon by S. Kent Brown