Remarkable Archaeological Evidence for Ishmael’s Burial at Nahom in the Book of Mormon

In the Book of Mormon, Ishmael was buried in a place called Nahom, which many scholars believe corresponds to the Nihm tribal region in Yemen. Near this same region, the name “Ishmael” (as rendered in a South Arabian script) was inscribed on a funerary stela which dates to around Lehi’s time.
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[@GarySaint-xm6tr]

You want to see another something cool? Look up the U Tube video on Beit Lehi. It means House of Lehi. It is about a Prophet Lehi that lived 600 to 650 BC 23 miles south of Jerusalem, which in the writings in the city say at that time it was considered part of the greater city Jerusalem, who just disappeared about 600 BC. Not only is this evidence of Lehi of the Book of Mormon, but it also shows Nephi was correct at recording that Jesus would be born at the land of Jerusalem, because if the Lehi was considered part of the greater Jerusalem at 23 miles away from today Jerusalem, Bethlehem would also be considered part of the greater Jerusalem at only 11. Miles away of todays Jerusalem.

[@RecoveringUGrad]

It’s also more apparent when you see the word “at” rather than “in” Jerusalem. Just a correction, the prophesy of Christ being born at Jerusalem is Alma, not Nephi. Something else that’s interesting, the New Testament refers to the region as Judæa. That name originated apparently around 6 ad and is actually the Greek and Roman adaptation of the Hebrew name Judah. It would have been odd for the name Judaea to have used by Alma, instead of saying Jerusalem, the LAND of our forefathers.

[@azhotmom]

I love these evidences of the book of Mormon. Thanks for the website where we can read more!

[@3812042]

Thanks for the insights and efforts behind this project.

[@drmichaelshea]

This is remarkable. The finding of a place named Nahom is stunning in itself, but I’ve often thought how amazing it would be to find proof of Ismael’s burial place there. Evidence is mounting and ought to be already strong enough to make doubters wonder. A 19th century farm boy in upstate NY could not have made this stuff up.

[@jamisoncooper-leavitt5950]

@@Flintlock1776 Whose work could he have pawned off as his own? Much of the evidence being found now was not even known back then. Perhaps it's more likely that the actual authors in the Book of Mormon (i.e., the ancient prophets) kept their records and through revelation Joseph Smith received and was commanded by the Lord to translate them today into the Book of Mormon. But you don't have to take my word, or anyone else's--scholarly or otherwise--to know that the Book of Mormon is true. You just have to ask God with a sincere heart if it's true or not.

[@denisekyle6603]

Thank you so very much! Just love the information and testimony you have shared with us over many wonderful, amazing podcasts!Heavenly Father has blessed you with a very special talent to share with us in these Latter Day’s 💞🥰

[@elijahhodges4405]

Yemen is dangerous right now. I'm glad that this archeological work is already done.

[@ensenadorjones4224]

It is! Yemen was dangerous back then, too!

[@tuvoca825]

There is probably more to do. Watch them mention Lehi... ! 😂

[@istj509]

What an amazing find! Thanks for sharing!

[@novawarren5089]

Thank you for these videos. Good thing they are learning more and sharing. Faith comes first ❤ 4:49

[@richardjackson6307]

If that were true the apostles wouldn't have needed to see Jesus resurrected to have the faith needed to face horrible deaths would they?

[@jenovapear9629]

WOW! So so cool. Thanks.so much for your hard work. You are appreciated so much! I love your positivity and for tackling things that could be tough. Thanks!

[@christophertolman7023]

That was pretty interesting. Thank you for making that nice video.

[@Icanonlyimagn7891]

Awesome insights! Thank you! ☀️❤️

[@saldomino1639]

Great reporting! Thank you for sharing !

[@jeffschrade4779]

Thanks for posting. Great info!

[@JG-cx4fs]

I like how she says I’m not saying for sure, but all evidence points to!!! Lol It is hard to watch these videos and not get excited. Many of us are fine with our testimony & knowledge we have of the book of Mormon, but the extra stuff it’s pretty cool, exciting and fun!

[@RecoveringUGrad]

They are being intellectually and professionally honest about it. Critics won’t ever return the favor.

[@laramelabasan7825]

Yes, it is so exciting!!!!!

[@miriamtizcareno6662]

thank you for the iinfo....

[@deadcityhauntedhouse9132]

Interesting that grumpy people are always hovering to discount anything that promotes a spark of faith. I'm sure that these same people would be the first to disbelieve the ancient apostles and church members who said we saw Christ resurrected, but without seeing themselves refused to believe. It is true that a mask with the name Ishmael is just an interest, but it's also interesting that very plausible locations for the valley of Laman, Shazer, camp of the fabricated bow, Nahom, and bountiful have all been located the the Arabian peninsula. Taken together they can serve as a builder of faith. Anything these days that serves to build faith in Jesus Christ is a good thing and the book of Mormon testified of the divinity of Christ and helps to build faith. So why the Grinchy naysayers?

[@michaelclairforet5031]

You;ve obviously never been to that part of the world.

[@taylorsessions4143]

@@michaelclairforet5031 do you have to go there to understand the lay of the land?

[@michaelclairforet5031]

@@taylorsessions4143 yes. That’s why there are ambassadors, envoys, aides, spys, attaches, visitors, professors etc,etc,etc, who all report back, and then congress men, and presidents show up. There is nothing like being there and “pressing the flesh “ to get the lay of the land except living there. You haven’t done any of it but watch fake news.

[@MrRigel48]

The Book of Mormon is the word of God. That truth is verified by God Himself through prayer. If you honestly seek truth, you go to the source of truth, which is God, not your own understanding(or that of any other mortal). Physical evidences are very fun and enlightening, but they don't actually build faith. I knew the BoM was true before any of these evidences. I knew, because the Holy Spirit confirmed the truth of it in my heart. I love the factual evidences, but they alone will not build faith.

[@taylorsessions4143]

@@MrRigel48 well said! Still, hearing about these evidences makes me smile. I treasure the relationship I have with my Father in heaven. It is truly miraculous that he is listening to my prayers and answering me on a personal basis. I still remember asking if the book of Mormon was a true book, containing his word. Its hard to describe the feeling I received through the holy Ghost, but it was peace and joy and clarity and so much more all at once. It was easy for me to determine that this was coming from an outside source that was bigger than me. No amount of physical evidence can compare to this personal witness.

[@dorothypitts4768]

Love your episodes🧡

[@ThoseOneGuysInc]

Thanks for the Video!

[@dinocollins720]

Another fantastic video! Thank you

[@vonsowards1297]

So fascinating! Thank you for this! Also…. I miss Temple Light videos…..

[@foodismed1cine]

Check out Bryce Dunford's Temple series on the Talking Scripture YT channel if you haven't already. It's fantastic.

[@AnalogKid2112]

Another great video, Jasmine!! SUPER COOL! Of course, we should not base our testimony on physical evidence of scriptural stories, but I LOVE it!! “Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.” -Austin Farrer

[@ThumbFollowMe]

These videos are SO fantastic!!!

[@Kumbyahhhhhhh]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing

[@StompMom5]

Epic!! How about the house of Lehi? That was super epic too👌😊

[@danite620]

Wonderful information.

[@shanermcdoogle]

Fascinating!

[@thealternativecontrarian9936]

wow, you earned a new sub from me

[@Kanakid]

Love this! Thank you!

[@deegold6233]

Wow this is amazing! ❤❤❤

[@AnaliliB]

So interesting! ❤

[@GlenLawlor]

❤ Thanks 😮

[@sheisleeaddams]

Thank you ❤

[@terryherrera5252]

I do not need any archeological find to “prove” the Book of Mormon! My Prayers n Studies of 46+years have confirmed it in my heart n a SURITY of the Word of GOD ! N HIS SON JESUS CHRIST!! As a Convert n member of 4 other Churches,my Wife n I Prayed n Fasted!! Got the answers we were l👀king n Praying 🙏🏼 for !! AMEN !!

[@richarner3856]

Good thing you don't need archeological evidence for the Book of Mormon because the LDS can't find any

[@andrewsafarik5060]

I'm interested in a first edition of the Book of Mormon. Can you help me?

[@ludivinaballan8076]

Great knowing

[@dhr161]

Cool find!

[@WARDRADIO]

This is great stuff.

[@BenjaminJones0118]

Good to see ya here ward radio! Fellow fan here

[@staines888]

This is amazing discovery ❤

[@kennethyoung7564]

We all know critics will scoff and say "lucky guess" lol. How many lucky guesses does Joseph Smith get? He definitely was a prophet.

[@richarner3856]

Peepstone Joe was a false prophet

[@getharryonsax]

Why don’t scholars and non LDS people come to the same conclusions? Isn’t that a bit strange?

[@johnthompson8540]

Scholars and non-lds have indeed come to the same conclusion: They say (and have published it) that there is a grave marker with the S. Arabic equivalent name of Ishmael on it dating from 500-600 BCE. The area in which this was found is said by scholars and non-lds people to be the tribal area of the Nihm (accepted variants: Nehem, Nahom). It is the work of non-lds scholars that is actually being pointed out here.

[@getharryonsax]

@@johnthompson8540 do you have any links to people who aren’t LDS that are making these conclusions. It seems like the only similarities seem to be the name Ishmael, which is a common Hebrew name and the places they are from having similar letters, but not matching names.

[@MattRoper-dm5ob]

Wonderful!

[@alandavis5531]

That’s amazing 🤩

[@oxpolitik]

Wasn't there also an altar in this area with the inscription "Nahom?" Would love to see something on that.

[@MrRojoneck]

Search Book of Mormon Central Nahom in the search bar and youll see several videos about Nahom.

[@Kimmer]

@@president234 Not true! Since vowels aren't used, Nahom is very plausible since any vowels could be used. This has been confirmed by multiple non-LDS scholars. The only ones refusing to admit that Nahom fits perfectly as a translation of NHM are anti-mormon cynics who go to every length to try to discredit the many evidences being discovered that show plausibility of Book of Mormon claims.

[@JD-pr1et]

@@president234 Multiple vowels exist with the letters NHM in the area in verbal languages over the centuries. No big deal here, except in the antichrist literature. In that delusion, nothing is evidence for the Church of Jesus Christ. So sad to see such intellectually dishonest people.

[@Irvingdector]

Love this

[@noahheaton4005]

Love this!

[@cubic-h6041]

That is so cool!

[@andreafaldon5026]

It's still exciting discovery.

[@thestonehousefarm1942]

I have been trying to search for the truth. I live in Alabama. No one I here talks about the mounds in Moundville, Al. Just found your channel and joined.

[@mopaditi1737]

The Book of Mormon is the word of God.

[@donwil4443]

What does that mean?

[@angelalewis3645]

Yes it is.

[@ts-900]

No evidence for that. Even if they got almost one thing right, still no evidence that it is of God. Also, remember that the god of the Book of Mormon was a man and is an exalted man, just one of an infinite number of gods. Kind of the opposite of the God of the Holy Bible.

[@cubic-h6041]

No amount of evidence will ever convince you. lol.

[@dwRS1]

​@@ts-900So which version of the Bible do you think is correct? The church of Jesus Christ is not based on the Bible, it is based on what the Bible is based on. Revelation through prophets. Old Testament prophets, new Testament prophets and modern day prophets.

[@brg1213]

Is there any non Mormons articles about this stone?

[@Julina367]

I love this!!

[@R.E.A.P]

Another testament of the book of mormon.

[@silverfoxidm]

That’s pretty special, Jasmin, as Ishmael represented the Ephraim side of Lehi’s caravan as we know , conversely, Lehi was part of Manasseh (Alma 10.2,3) lineage to comprise the fruitful bough by a well whose branches would flow over the waters of the well (Gen 49.22) Amazing to even find a stone like that to possibly mark the area where Ishmael was laid to rest near Nahom.

[@Freddy78909]

Channel's like this are doing God's work. Science is a gift from God!

[@jamestrek2570]

I agree. Science is definitely a gift from God. It would be so exciting to hear a video of all the dna science that stands behind the Book of Mormon. I Cant wait!!!

[@LittleTFam]

Cool!

[@jc72outdoors]

I have yet to see anyone with authority in the church validate any of these claims. Why is that?

[@Mikelray-df9my]

Because they can't.

[@GwPoKo]

How would they "validate" these claims? They would probably just turn to researchers and archaeologists.

[@mikewood3557]

Historically, the Church leaders teach the gospel and allow the scholars and researchers to do what they do. I have never nor do I expect to hear them promote these things from the pulpit. Personally, I think that’s wise and appropriate.

[@jc72outdoors]

@@mikewood3557 The Church has always been big on history. Especially pioneer history. It makes sense that if these claims could be validated, they would be all over it. Maybe not from the pulpit, but definitely in the church history department.

[@pamcatello9136]

Wow. ❤

[@Mikelray-df9my]

You can bet when they find any serious credible archeology pointing toward The Book of Mormon,the Church will spare no expense,putting it on every media platform known to mankind.

[@mikewood3557]

You would lose that bet. I am really interested in evidences that support the Book of Mormon and the restoration of the gospel. But the official church doesn’t try to “prove” its position. Critics seem to seek smoking gun proof, or the church must be false. Read the tale of the rich man and Lazarus. Proof doesn’t convert.

[@chihangbenjaminting647]

I love these kinds of video, not so much to prove to my friends the Book of Mormon is true but seeing the possibly actual artifacts and places mean something to me. It is like visiting the Sacred Grove or visiting the Holy Land. I hope one day we can find and tell, "oh, this is where Captain Moroni has faught", "oh, this is waters of Mormon where Alma baptized the people".

[@tuvoca825]

My question is why nobidy seems to have said anything before about there being a Nihm place... why they themselves didn't bring it up?

[@dinocollins720]

I think you linked to the wrong article just so ya know 👍

[@JD-sl1qs]

So when I read the Book of Mormon I’m getting spiritual guidance and an awesome archeological record!

[@silent229]

Very Cool! If Joseph Smith was a con man, which he wasn't, i would love to have his help in the lottery because he would be the greatest guesser in the world.

[@RichF245]

Indeed. That is the point of some of the recent videos. While we cannot say whether this stone is from the Ishmael in question, the fact that there are dozens of descriptions along this journey which match up with the geography, greatly reduce the probability of someone having just made it up.

[@laramelabasan7825]

YES!!!

[@DCFangPi76]

If Lehi and his family had just recently left Jerusalem, and they spoke Hebrew, then why would they carve the "South Arabian" form of the name Ishmael on the gravestone? Why would they not carve it in the Hebrew language which they spoke?

[@elizabethpeterson9914]

Perhaps they weren't stone cutters and so hired a local to carve the stone.

[@vendingdudes]

It is doubtful Lehi packed stone-cutting tools. The local tribesmen would have probably not only quarried the stone but also be the ones hired/bartered to carve the name on it. It was customary to do this in the native tongue and dialect. Lehi would have been familiar with this and respect it. Nothing unusual here.

[@DCFangPi76]

@@vendingdudes - you are making a ton of assumptions here. 1 - Lehi would have been familiar with it. 2 - Lehi didn't pack any stone cutting tools. 3 - Local Tribesman did it 4 - it was customary to do this in the native tongue and dialect.

[@BenMcrea61]

The Book of Mormon tells us that they didn’t write in Hebrew - they wrote in Egyptian 1 Nephi 1:2

[@DCFangPi76]

@@BenMcrea61 -it says they carved the gold plates in reformed egyptian, but they lived in Jerusalem and would have spoken Hebrew. And also, if they wrote in Egyptian, why not write Ishmaels name in Egyptian on the gravestone. It says it was written in South Arabian....

[@ciscokidfab7595]

Support of the Book of Mormon being the word of God in clearly demonstrated in 2 Nephi 5:21.

[@inventorysoftware]

And that should be expected.

[@Nonvido]

Proof enough for me. I always knew that in these last days, more and more proof that the book of Mormon will be revealed. I have zero doubt it is, even before this and beit lehi. ❤

[@thecapitalg]

This is no proof though 😭 Ishmael was an incredibly common name back then and finding this stone there proves nothing, since multiple others have been found in the area.

[@RyanMercer]

👍

[@MemyzelphandI]

The Nahom argument is one of the ways that I determine if I'm talking to an honest person or not. NHM is for the Nihm tribe that lived in the area. Nahom has never been found on a map, but Nehem has. The area is on the opposite side of an impassable mountain range (the Nehem Range), and the book of mormon text states that they stayed within the border of the Red Sea. Nahum is found in the bible and means mourning. There's a real possibility that Joseph dictated the word Nahom to play off the word for a place of mourning.

[@keleniengaluafe2600]

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[@davidgillis950]

I knew that Nahom was a real location which by itself is pretty amazing for Joseph Smith to use the real name of a region that was not even known at the time from 600 bc. To add that there is evidence of an Ismael buried in the same area around the same time. That is validating to my testimony. At the same time, it does not form my testimony. I know by the power of the Holy Ghost that Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon by the power of God. Because I know this, I also know that Jesus is the Christ and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is His kingdom set up upon the earth in preparation for His second coming. Historical records are just going to catch up.

[@antoinecatherine6687]

I find this very interesting and I wonder which sea route they took to land in America then... I always assumed they had traveled through the North of Africa and crossed the Atlantic Ocean...

[@michaelabbott9616]

Assuming they left in the fall, so the could make it to America and plant seeds in the spring, the wind and water current patterns would have sent them south around the bottom tip of Africa and shoot them straight to Florida. There have been a few Phoenicia Ship Expeditions, using technology of ship building from 600 B.C., to try to leave Jerusalem and return by circling Africa. They had to override the natural course to head back across the Atlantic to make it back to Jerusalem. This was done fall 2009. I think there has been a second one more recently as well.

[@vendingdudes]

There's no travel through North Africa in a ship in 600BC, however.

[@carhartt4510]

NHM is for the Nihm region where the Nihmite people lived, not Nahom. Hebrew does not use vowels. Ishmael is probably the most common name in that region for that time. It's like Michael or David or Joe in the United States. This is an example of Texas sharpshooter fallacy.

[@jessewhite5232]

So, how did Joseph Smith come up with a name that just so happened to be a common name of tha era in that region? That's the rub, in case you missed it.

[@franklinanderson9687]

​@@jessewhite5232Ishmael from the Bible, the first born male of Abraham is the patriarch of Islam and has been popular there for millennia! Very commonly known if anyone is a student of world religions.

[@thekalechipsvendetta]

WOAH

[@vendingdudes]

1:30 "the southeastern corner of the Arabian peninsula" Uh, that would be the southwestern corner.

[@steveacosta-wq1bi]

Jasmine, how much does the Church pay you to make these videos?

[@scripturecentralofficial]

We are an independent organization, so while we create church supportive content, we are not paid by them.

[@10GritSandpaper]

I have to say that I'm wildly unimpressed. There is a ton of conjecture and circumstantial evidence. There's no way to know at all where the artifact came from. It could have been moved hundreds of miles before it was recovered. The name itself was not so uncommon as to be definitive. It all just seems very speculative.

[@johnjohn8042]

I have a friend who works for Prince Mohammed bin Salman but the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not friendly with Yemen, Yemen was at one time part of Saudi Arabia

[@BlaineHeggie]

That's very fascinating. I'd be curious to know who found it and why they don't know exactly where they found it. It may have been useful to exume the remains.

[@RecoveringUGrad]

I believe it was Neal Rappleye who first brought it to light. I believe the video says the stone was removed from its location so it will be impossible to find the remains. Besides, I wonder if the skeletal remains haven’t fully broken down to its elements anyways after 2600 years even being buried.

[@BlaineHeggie]

@@RecoveringUGrad Thanks for your response. It would be great to get as much verification as possible. Still, this is an interesting find.

[@dfausti66]

Yes, this is great evidence for the Book of Mormon. However, the most important evidence is always the evidence of the heart that comes through prayer, living the gospel taught, and then keeping it through allowing the gospel to support you through the trials and tribulations of life. Baptism by immersion signifies the depth of one's conversion in covenants also.

[@tombenjamin3685]

Jeremiah 17: 9-10

[@hollyodii5969]

The Book of Mormon is another Testament of Jesus Christ and is the work and word of God.

[@evelyntaylor742]

What I found most remarkable was you are presenting this as evidence. We need to present strong evidence of our truths, equal to the strong evidence critics of The Church present!

[@mikeboyd3225]

The critics have NEVER presented evidence that the Book of Mormon isn’t true. That’s why they keep trying even after these 200 years.

[@thecapitalg]

@@mikeboyd3225 They have though, time and time again.

[@thecapitalg]

Literally read "Historicity of the Book of Mormon" on Wikipedia. ​The founder of the NWAF (an LDS Church-sponsored venure into finding archeological evidence of the Book of Mormon) gave up after more than a decade of finding evidence that instead disproved it.@@mikeboyd3225

[@mikeboyd3225]

@@thecapitalg not even once.

[@thecapitalg]

@@mikeboyd3225 I literally just explained why, I don't know if my other reply is gone. Anyways read the Wikipedia article on the historical integrity of the Book of Mormon. It literally has everything you need.

[@PapaKryptoss]

You have to remember that the name Ishmael was very popular back then

[@jessewhite5232]

Did Joseph Smith or Sidney Rigdon have access to a diary of common Semetic names of that era?

[@kuriju88]

@@jessewhite5232 Genesis 16 : 11 Ishmael, Genesis 24 : 29 Laban, Proverbs 31 : 1 Lemuel, 2 Maccabees 1 : 36 Nephi. Its not impossible he wrote it

[@mikewood3557]

Yes, that’s true. Ishmael is quite possibly coincidental. But the place, Nahom, being particularly named in the Book of Mormon and being perfectly placed to fit the narrative is compelling.

[@_Truth-Seeker_]

There are many burial stones in this region with the same name. It is quite a common name. It is also written in Arabic and not Hebrew, and the burial stones have been moved and tampered with.

[@Millennium_Animations]

Uncommon

[@franklinanderson9687]

​@@Millennium_Animationsvery common and has been for millennia. Ishmael, the first born of Abraham is the patriarch of Islam.

[@mikewood3557]

The name of Ishmael is interesting but certainly inconclusive. But the place called Nahom perfectly consistent with the story in the Book of Mormon on is far more compelling. No, it doesn’t “prove” if but it is extremely supportive. Yet again, the Book of Mormon is found to be consistent with evidences, and yet again, there is no way Joseph, or even the scholars of the day, could have known to include something like this.

[@franklinanderson9687]

@@mikewood3557 that is just silly. There are maps from the 1700s and 1800s with the name Nahom, Nahum, in the Arabian peninsula. You've been lied to by unscrupulous apologists. Do yourself a favor and really research the topic before you spread the lies you've been fed. Don't just listen to church sources. Do legitimate research.

[@KMFCenCal]

What the Truth, how could prophet Joseph have known. Well simple he truly was a prophet.

[@dr33776]

Worlds greatest guesser 😂😂

[@Topher3088]

Ishmael is a biblical name and also an Islamic name. It doesn’t specifically support Mormon scripture the way the discovery can’t specifically support Jewish and Muslim claims. It was a common name expected to be in that area and falls in the expected boundary regardless of Mormon scripture

[@harrypotterfrancais383]

in Islam Ismael or Ishmael was burried in Hijr Ismael near the Kaaba in Mekka . even Jewish Rabbis agreed that Mecca is the land of Ishmael like Ibn Izra the Great Rabbi who said the well God made for Hagar in Torah was the well of Zamzam near the Kaaba

[@nickblack7910]

I believe in the Book of Mormon, but why would they have marked his grave with south Arabian inscriptions and not Hebrew, where he was from?

[@williambott1230]

What you hear in the background is every serious Archaeologist and Anthropologist laughing their butts off.

[@nathanpeterson5906]

Why would it be in script for south Arabia and not in Hebrew? I thought Nephi was writing in reformed Egyptian and Hebrew. That does not fit the artifact. Is this video claiming that this is the burial totem of the actual Ishmael? Seems very implausible given the facts.

[@kylehansen639]

There are multiple burial stones in the exact same location with the name Ishmael on them.. what are you talking about!!!??? "NHM" you do realize there is a book in the Bible called "Nahum" or "NHM" - again another common name of the Middle East. Also, there is a map with the name "Nahem" right on it. Are you being serious?

[@metalgamingwarrior2714]

Ishmael Rules! 🤘👿🤘

[@deltatrader72]

Just a heads up. 1. Nihim was a known reigon, labled on actual maps before Joseph was born 2. Ishmael is an actual name that was used a lot for a long time

[@mariellawarren2133]

The question is how the Ishmael family traveled from that end in Saudi Arabia (Yemen) with Lehi to the Americas???? Did they go south to the Indian Ocean, then headed west to the Atlantic Ocean and finally reached the Americas, or did they travel north the Red Sea and west the Mediterranean Sea to cross the Atlantic Sea and reach the Americas ??? 🤔🤔 This is a little perplexing 😕

[@mikewood3557]

They couldn’t have sailed through the Red Sea because the Suez canal didn’t exist at that time. They had to either go east across the Pacific or south and then west around Africa and then across the Pacific. Either would have been a spectacular feat.

[@antonolder5560]

This isn't new information Hugh Nibley wrote about this in his books An Approach to the Book of Mormon and Lehi in the Desert.

[@RichF245]

The new part is the Ishmael stele. That's pretty recent.

[@loud_laughter]

Some criticism: for such an important discovery, I think you need a better presenter. The only thing this lady did is make me have doubt in what’s being presented. Maybe she’s great at research, writing or production? Being a spokesperson is not her core competency. That aside, what an amazing discovery! More evidence for the faithful, even though Ismael is a common name and there may have been many with that name buried there, I choose to make it a testimony builder.

[@s.smalls7449]

اسماعيل جدي مدفون في الحجر العلا اليوم بحسب التقليد المعروف لقبائلنا والاسلام ولكن النقش اليمني يدل على شعبية اسماعيل وسليمان وسبأ في تلك الفتره نفسها ٦٠٠ قبل الميلاد

[@davidb7175]

So if the BOM is true, what do I do with this information? I believe clearly Brigham young was not a prophet of Christ so do I check out who else?

[@RecoveringUGrad]

You should consider the integrity of the information you used to reject Brigham as critics don’t comprehend the issues correctly. Whether it’s polygamy, blood atonement, Adam God or something else, the criticisms fall short of sound understanding of scripture, doctrine and the historical record.

[@EdmundPatak]

If BoM is true then follow Christ as it says and not in the arm of flesh.

[@davidb7175]

The Lds church list the young teenagers that Brigham Married. The Lds church changed its mind and said Brigham’s racism was not revelation but just a principle. I have 20 prophecies that have not and can not come true. Have you read the talk given by Brigham about worshiping Adam? So why not join one of the other Mormon churches? No answers from anyone?

[@benzun9600]

great stuff. more and more will come out to verify the BOM.

[@CarlosOrtiz-sr5uu]

I knew that the Book of Mormón was true by the power of the Holy Ghost ❤