Shulem Cracked the Book of Mormon Code, the Land of Nephi is now revealed! See for yourself! The Golden Key!

[Shulem]

Here's to hoping that readers can appreciate my interpretation of "up" and "down" (north and south) between Zarahemla and the land of Nephi is based on cardinal direction rather than elevation as interpreted by apologists. Zarahemla was separated from the southern region of the land of Nephi by a river as the landform on the other side consisted of a narrow strip of wilderness which served as a roadway leading between the two regions. The expression "go down to the land of Zarahemla" refers to the southern trek after making the appropriate turn around the head of the Sidon River, thus Limhi's people "bent their course" after fleeing northward while traversing the narrow strip of wilderness leading beyond the Sidon River. At this juncture, the southern leg of the journey leading down (south) into Zarahemla can be accomplished. This reminds us of Lehi leaving his land of inheritance and departing into the wilderness, southward, and came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea.

[L.E.Hills]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=2VCCiY17hKw

[Moksha]

Was there any mention of seafood in the Book of Mormon?

Would Nephi have preferred Roundeye or New York Strip Steak?

[Shulem]

Would Nephi have preferred Roundeye or New York Strip Steak?

Well, let's remind ourselves that Joseph Smith is telling a story and acting out several roles to satisfy his personal fantasies as I've dutifully explained in my thread revealing the combination 11, 15, 24. Joseph Smith had a big ego, absolutely huge and inventive!

Steak? I love steak! Surely Joseph Smith did too. Maybe steak was included in the lost 116 pages wherein the so-called Book of Lehi detailed how the Nephites produced some of the finest steak houses on the peninsula. We learn right away when Lehi Joseph Smith landed at the southern end of Delmarva that Smith had an appetite for steak and made damn sure it was on the menu. Recall the first thing they did upon arriving at the promised land was to pitch their tents, till the earth, plant all their seeds, hunt for ores, and identify all manner of wild animals in the forests which were good (tasty) for the use of men. Recall that he specifically listed animals in pairs as a group of six and steak was first on the menu:

1. Cow and the ox
2. Ass and the horse
3. Goat and the wild goat

I think Joseph Smith loved a good cut of New York strip or any cut of steak the Smith family was blessed to enjoy. From New York to Delmarva, steak is steak!

[Moksha]

I think Joseph Smith loved a good cut of New York strip or any cut of steak the Smith family was blessed to enjoy. From New York to Delmarva, steak is steak!

Was Waygu A5 a big hit with the Smiths on the peninsula?

[Shulem]

I think Joseph Smith loved a good cut of New York strip or any cut of steak the Smith family was blessed to enjoy. From New York to Delmarva, steak is steak!

Was Waygu A5 a big hit with the Smiths on the peninsula?

The Smith family farm in New York wasn't too far from where mythical Nephi built his city that was graced with a majestic temple wherein the ancients enjoyed the same foods and raised the same kinds of animals had by future Americans inhabiting the same land. Nephi also tells how they had many horses had by those across the ocean from whence he came. A horse is a horse, of course, unless you're a dodo-brain like Daniel C Peterson and stupidly think that Nephites can't produce a new name to describe tapirs. How hardly is a tapir a horse! Joseph Smith was not that stupid!

And it came to pass that the people of Nephi did till the land, and raise all manner of grain, and of fruit, and flocks of
herds, and flocks of all manner of cattle, of every kind, and goats, and wild goats, and also much horses.

Thus we see that all manner of cattle that were good for the use of men were part of the Nephite diet. We also learn how horses and chariots were employed by Nephites as a mode of travel. Nothing could be more clear. Nothing could be more precise. But in spite of this, Daniel C Peterson (former BYU professor) is a retard and a flunk. How the hell did that man ever get a diploma?

So, meat was definitely back on the table, to include all manner of steaks! Isn't that right, Dan?

[Shulem]

Here's to hoping that readers can appreciate my interpretation of "up" and "down" (north and south) between Zarahemla and the land of Nephi is based on cardinal direction rather than elevation as interpreted by apologists.

Apologists will argue that my interpretation of "bent their course" is wishful thinking on my part and is weak sauce in proving my point. They will contend that this bend is simply referring to a course adjustment made after going "around the land of Shilom" while in the wilderness prior to journeying northward and going down into Zarahemla as so often expressed in other Nephite travel logs. But notice in the narrative that the expression go down is not used in this story! Instead, the word "bent" which means to curve is expressed in the text to show a drastic course change while making the journey from Shilom to Zarahemla. It can be interpreted that the bend ("bent") refers to the course adjustment well after going around Shilom and after having travelled a significant distance northward. Thus, "bent their course" could refer to a segment of the journey well north of Shilom as shown on my map.

Unfortunately for apologists, the text does not explicitly show a course adjustment was made near Shilom's borders in order to turn northward towards Zarahemla, although that interpretation is plausible, it's not conclusive. But an interpretation to show that "bent" is used as a curve to change drastic course while already travelling northward is entirely plausible as well:

1. Limhi did depart by night into the wilderness
2. They went round about the land of Shilom in the wilderness
3. And bent their course towards the land of Zarahemla
4. they pursued their journey
5. they arrived in the land of Zarahemla

Going down into Zarahemla was not expressed in this travel log. Therefore, in this case, elevation cannot be interpreted as a factor to support apologetic geography models. However, it can be argued the terminology "bent their course" was a substitute given by the author to express a southern trek for a certain segment of the journey.

[Moksha]

Nephi also tells how they had many horses had by those across the ocean from whence he came.

Nephi probably had many fond memories of watching the Royal Lipizzaner horses pull the steel chariots around the arena in Jerusalem shouting, "OPA! OPA! MAZELTOV!"


Didn't Dr. Peterson mention that Joseph mistook tapirs for horses due to the low resolution on the seer stone screen?

[Moksha]

It can be interpreted that the bend ("bent") refers to the course adjustment well after going around Shilom and after having travelled a significant distance northward. Thus, "bent their course" could refer to a segment of the journey well north of Shilom as shown on my map.

It could also be considered as Gandalf bending the course to Gondolin by choosing the upper stairways rather than the lower path while traveling through the Mines of Moria.

It is hard to know with these fictional stories, but the Tolkien Society may have found some interesting parallels to keep the members sending in their monthly fees.

[Shulem]

It could also be considered as Gandalf bending the course to Gondolin by choosing the upper stairways rather than the lower path while traveling through the Mines of Moria.

Interestingly enough, the word "bent" for directional change is used one (1) time in the Book of Mormon which is the one I'm showcasing for the event that leads from the land of Nephi to Zarahemla. Making the bend implies a wide angled shift in a course change that leads in another direction altogether. I express this in my description of Lehi in the Arabian wilderness in which a shift was made in order to get to Bountiful on the upper southern coast of Arabia:

It’s interesting how the Book of Mormon begins by describing geography in detail wherein we can even plot a course on a map and follow Lehi’s trek on a globe. The story about Lehi leaving Jerusalem was precise, spot on, with direction and location given in the narrative. They wandered about in the wilderness and in their various travels they bent in the direction of nearly a south-southeast direction.

So, in the course of traveling in Arabia, the "bent" applies to making a major shift during the course of a journey in order to reach a certain destination (Bountiful). I feel the same principle can be applied with Limhi's journey to Zarahemla in which the "bent" implies a radical course change that is needed in order to get to a location that requires making a turn. I think it's entirely a fair perspective. Do you?

Moksha, I've not shown all my cards or fully fleshed out the geography. There is more to be revealed and only if and when I decide to. We can agree that the most important event of the entire story was to get the plates to New York where Joseph could dig them up and tell the story.

RIP, Joseph.