Book of Mormon Nuggets Supplementing Jeff Lindsay's Book of Mormon Evidences page. During this time, the language of the Mulekites had so changed that the people of Mosiah could not understand them. possible routes for Mulek to reach the Land of Promise, the Arabian seashore Many Second Temple Jewish groups, such as the Sadducees and the Essenes, completely disappeared, and those who survived needed to reinvent Judaism without a … Omni 1:15, Helaman 8:21. coast of South America to land on the west coast of the Land of Promise. How Did Mulek Escape Jerusalem? Without this brief record we would know little concerning the conversion of the Mulekites from an atheistic people into some of the most faithful Saints in the entire Book of Mormon. ….. And they departed out of the land into the wilderness, as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord; and they were led by many preachings and prophesyings. On September 17, Muslim troops came against the walls of Jerusalem, and on September 20, Saladin himself at the head of his army besieged Jerusalem, which contained about 30,000 residents and another 30,000 refugees from around the Christian Holy Land. Amaleki referred to them as the “people of Zarahemla,” after their leader Zarahemla. Equatorial Current and head back toward Indonesia. the same manner along the same route with Mulek traveling further north than (See Omni 1:20–22.). ), Thus, the once spiritually benighted and degenerate society of the Mulekites became the ecclesiastical and political capital of the Nephites, at least until the time of Christ. ” 1 Nephi 10:4 . Mulek was the only surviving son of king Zedekiah, last king of Judah at the time of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem. and anthropologists, but in the day of the Mulekites, they called it Zarahemla, for (See F. J. Foakes and D. D. Jackson, The Biblical History of the Jews, Cambridge: W. Heffe and Son L.T.D., 1917, p. Jehoiakim was left in power, but after three years he rebelled and was killed. It was a drive that Sawafta, his wife and children did at the end of every week, and at first everything seemed normal. (Omni 1:14–15.) That’s the last spot where Jesus stood. Feature Article WinnerThis Jewish remnant plays a greater role in Book of Mormon history than many realize. Mulek’s witness of Jerusalem’s destruction proved that Lehi and Nephi were true prophets and, therefore, that Laman and Lemuel had unjustly rebelled against them.6. in toward land or move on along the coastal current. Once reaching the 38:17–18.) point, about halfway up the bulge, to about the 13º South Latitude, the currents push outward, or westward, from the 1987, 60. toward the Land of Promise as had been the Lehi Colony a year or so earlier, the Mosiah leads righteous Saints to Zarahemla. could have set in; however, the only other good hardboring area would be at what is now called Calleo, or Lima, or at this coastal point where Pachacamac is located. and the Mulekites were both brought to the Land of Promise by the hand of the (See Alma 5:1; Alma 6:1; Alma 27:20.) Apparently, these men had traveled northward, but missed the land of Zarahemla. If a ship were to continue further Ocean and into the Southern Ocean, picking up the Prevailing Westerlies in the In fact, Zarahemla, the city founded by the Mulekites, became to the Nephites what Salt Lake City is to Latter-day Saints today. northward along the western coast of South America and becomes the Humboldt and went with others to a place in the Western Hemisphere that they called the land of Mulek . (See Omni 1:20–21.) 8:21.). (Mosiah 1:10; italics added.). He guided both from Jerusalem to the sea, and then guided both across that sea, If it stayed as far north as possible in this whatever reason, it was the plan from the beginning, to bring to the Western Continued Zeniff and followers return to Lehi-Nephi. Some four hundred years later, he guided Mosiah to A serious reader of the Book of Mormon will at some point likely ask himself how much is known about the Mulekites and about the role they played among Book of Mormon civilizations. West Wind Drift and eastward across the southern Pacific Ocean to the west Around that he was 30 years old he started a public career. The journey takes forty days. The generals then took them up to Riblah, Nebuchadnezzar’s headquarters. When Zedekiah saw them coming, he and his men of war fled out of the gate by the king’s garden and headed toward Jericho. These forty-three explorers had found a destroyed civilization and feared the worst—they mistakenly thought that the land they had found was Zarahemla. Nevertheless, they had had many wars and serious contentions, and had fallen by the sword from time to time; and their language had become corrupted; and they had brought no records with them; and they denied the being of their Creator; and Mosiah, nor the people of Mosiah, could understand them.” (Omni 1:17. ), Seeing the condition they were in, Mosiah set out to rectify the situation. Southern Ocean toward the southern tip of South America. Nugget #6: Mulek, Son of Zedekiah Note: The following paragraphs were written before I learned of a most exciting discovery that may further confirm the plausibility of the Book of Mormon. 8:21.) 322.) To Once upon the currents, being blown ship would have landed—at an area just south of present day He said Jerusalem was doomed because the Jews did not “recognize the time of God’s coming to you” and did not receive “what would bring you peace.” He was talking about himself. 21:3–6.) Thus, this is where the Mulekite Within only a few years of one another, both groups fled Jerusalem and sailed to the New World. Mulekite ship would have been swept across the southern Pacific within the Jerusalem was the first direction the Muslims faced during prayer in the first fourteen years of the Prophet Muhammad’s message. sea and forms the northern counter-clockwise circle of the South Equatorial I’ve been there, to the Mount of Olives in Bethany, across the Kidron Valley from Jerusalem. This upwelling current flows Or that information may not have been known to the land where Mosiah discovered them; and they had dwelt there from that time Where Did the Mulekite Culture Come From? Long an object of veneration and conflict, Jerusalem has been governed by an extended series of dynasties and states over centuries. Alma, in describing the city Bountiful, wrote that Bountiful was “so far northward that it came into the land which had been peopled and been destroyed … , which was discovered by the people of Zarahemla the Mulekites, it being the place of their first landing.” (Alma 22:30. This meeting had been prophesied of and divinely arranged. Apparently, moral corruption had also attended the alteration of language—partly due to the fact that they had taken no scriptural record with them when they left Jerusalem: “And at the time that Mosiah discovered them, they had become exceedingly numerous. What a joy it is for us to realize that as we teach gospel truths to the indigenous people in the areas of Book of Mormon heritage that we are offering gospel truths not only to the descendants of Lehi—but also to those of the colony of Mulek. A number of scholars have proposed more specific dates Lehi's departure, ranging from 605 BC-588 BC. there at the Bay of Coquimbo as the Lehi Colony had, or the ship could have been These additions not only added strength to the Church in Zarahemla, but the circumstances of their journeying to Zarahemla may provide us with some information concerning the approximate distances between the Lamanite-Nephite, the Mulekite, and the Jaredite civilizations. “And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” (2 Kgs. Amaleki says: “Behold, I will speak unto you somewhat concerning Mosiah, who was made king over the land of Zarahemla; for behold, he being warned of the Lord that he should flee out of the land of Nephi, and as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord should also depart out of the land with him, into the wilderness—, “And it came to pass that he did according as the Lord had commanded him. ship as the Nephites had done. Jerusalem, Israel, is one of the world's most popular tourist sites due to its history, which has significant meaning for believers of many different religions. Learn more about the city’s history and culture in this article. October 15, 2018. As the Assyrians began their invasion, King Hezekiah began preparations to protect Jerusalem. Not knowing the route to take, the sixteen men, led by Ammon, wandered forty days until they arrived at the Land of Nephi. The thirty verses which comprise the Book of Omni, although written by five lesser-known authors, provide answers to many questions. The Mulekites were initially introduced to the gospel under King Mosiah and then continued to be taught under his son, King Benjamin. Ammon leads King Limhi and his people back to Zarahemla. forth” (Omni 1:16). 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At this currents the Lord designed in forming the Earth, would have taken a vessel from Jehoiachin had reigned only three months when Nebuchadnezzar came up again to Jerusalem, besieged it, and took captives back to Babylon. There Zedekiah’s sons and the nobles of Judah were slain before his eyes. There they dwelt until a group of righteous Saints led by Mosiah traveled northward and, upon discovering them, joined their society. Though the city's walls were still damaged from the Fatimid capture of the city a year earlier, he expelled Jerusalem's Christians and poisoned several of the area's wells. Perhaps worst of all, he shed innocent blood until it “filled Jerusalem from one end to another.” (2 Kgs. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.” (Luke 19:41-44) Jesus wept because he foresaw the destruction of Jerusalem. and to the Land of Promise. Before his death, King Benjamin sent a proclamation “throughout all this land among all this people, or the people of Zarahemla, and the people of Mosiah who dwell in the land” to be gathered together for him to speak to them. Sign up for Meridian’s ... Yea, even six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem, a prophet would the Lord God raise up among the Jews—even a Messiah, or, in other words, a Savior of the world. the Middle Eastern area to the Western Hemisphere, it is likely this is the This remarkable conversion came largely to a people who only a few generations earlier were a spiritually darkened, atheistic society. 6:10). a shore where a ship could be launched and reach the Land of Promise. Either way, if a ship did sailed in the same direction that the Lehi Colony took, down through the Indian Jerusalem Municipality - The Official Website. William Whiston, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel Publications, 1974, p. 6:10.) And they were admonished continually by the word of God; and they were led by the power of his arm, through the wilderness, until they came down into the land which is called the land of Zarahemla.” (Omni 1:12–13; italics added. In an effort to deprive the Assyrians of water, springs outside the city were blocked. north, it would be swept out to sea in this exchange of currents. exchange of currents, it would be swept further westward in the South Much of the Book of Mormon's chronology is based on the number of years which passed from the time Lehi left Jerusalem, which the is typically dated to "about 600 BC." The city soon fell, and the Babylonian generals entered the gates. Later a region was named for Zarahemla, a descendant of Mulek (Mosiah 25:2). Later a region was named for Zarahemla, a descendant of Mulek (Mosiah 25:2). There they flourished until they were discovered by the Lamanites and wicked priests of King Noah. the Amaleki (Omni) account. The plentiful fruit, honey, and other agriculture Jeremiah’s promises apparently fell on deaf ears, for Zedekiah continued to listen to his nationalistic friends. In this, the final of the four Amaleki continues: “And they journeyed in the wilderness, and were brought by the hand of the Lord across the great waters, into the land where Mosiah discovered them; and they had dwelt there from that time forth.” (Omni 1:16; italics added.) The Nephites – Part IV Continued from the previous post, regarding how Mulek and his party fled Jerusalem and sailed to the Land of Promise. (See Mosiah 23:3, 19.) world. lineages that might have been among those who brought Mulek out of Jerusalem Lima, Peru. coast and enter back into the Humboldt Current which is pushed further out to The siege was relatively short but intense and violent, as both sides saw the city as their religious and cultural center. This would make the journey from the land of Nephi to the land of the Mulekites a total of twenty days. He ascended into heaven. consider that the Mulekites would have gone another direction, or the Jaredites Current (sometime called the Peruvian Current) until it reaches the 30º South Latitude where the winds and current come to nearly a It had been almost four centuries since the Mulekites had left Jerusalem until the people of Mosiah discovered them. In any case, he was not a king or a ruler who would have had followers to carry him away in secret. to make his final record), we can understand why no mention is given of this in – Part II. Nephi, a prophet who lived just prior to the time Christ visited the American continent, underscored the prominence of the Mulekites by asking a simple question, yet one with profound meaning for our day as we reestablish the Church among the children of Lehi: “Yea, and do ye not behold that the seed of Zedekiah are with us?” (Hel. Zedekiah listened to these ill-informed friends and attempted to rebel against Babylon in 588 B.C. have provided a year later the arriving Mulekites with the food and means to live and build a King Benjamin then delivered the message that he had received from an angel concerning the birth, mission, and atonement of Jesus Christ. the Lord did bring them “across the great waters, into the Little is recorded about him other than he escaped Jersusalem and traveled to the Promised Land. Nebuchadnezzar sent his armies against Jerusalem again. Hemisphere not only the lineage of Ephraim (Ishmael) and the lineage of Perhaps under the circumstances of their escape there was no time to gather them—to return to the city would have meant death at the hands of the Babylonian army. of the area, which was provided the Nephites by the earlier Jaredites, would also which Lehi called Bountiful. They were seized by fear, ran out of Jerusalem, and some of the people opened the gates and invited Cestius Gallus in “as their benefactor.” Limhi sends forty-three explorers to find Zarahemla; instead, they find the destroyed Jaredite civilization and return with the twenty-four gold plates of Ether. ), At first, one might ask, Why didn’t the Mulekites bring records, as the Nephites did? Jehoiakim had reigned only eleven years when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, overthrew the Egyptian rule and took control of the Kingdom of Judah. From the stone, Mosiah learned of a man named Coriantumr and how his people, the Jaredites, were slain. The residents’ situation was significantly worsened by the fact that the Jewish extremist group, the Sicarii, burned the Jewish population’s stocks of food as part of a strategy meant … These nationalistic leaders seemed to have made only a superficial covenant with Nebuchadnezzar, for in 593 B.C., shortly after the Babylonian armies had departed, ambassadors from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Tyre, and Sidon came to Jerusalem to plan a rebellion against Babylon. The Book of Mormon gives us some general proximities of the Mulekite, the Nephite-Lamanite, and the Jaredite civilizations (see figure 1): “Now the land south was called Lehi, and the land north was called Mulek.” (Hel. community centuries later when Mosiah discovered them. Since there are a lot of peripheral Perhaps one of the most well-known stories in the Book of Mormon is that of the people of King Benjamin. ), Ammon and his companions then learned of another expedition of forty-three men sent by King Limhi that had just returned not many days before from a search for Zarahemla. Định vị trên thị trường bất động sản bằng 5 dòng sản phẩm chiến lược