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Lehi in the Desert, Part VI—Place Names in the Desert

TitleLehi in the Desert, Part VI—Place Names in the Desert
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1950
AuthorsNibley, Hugh W.
MagazineImprovement Era
Volume53
Issue Number6
Pagination486–487, 516–519
Date PublishedJune 1950
KeywordsAncient Near East; Etymology; Language – Arabic; Lehi (Prophet); Lehi's Trail; Nahom; Nihm Region; Onomastics; River of Laman; Shazer; Valley of Lemuel
Abstract

This series is a classic reflection on Lehi’s world in Arabia: poetry, tree of life, family affairs, politics, imagery, travel, tents, and foods. It comprises one of the first attempts to test the Book of Mormon against known geographical and cultural details in the regions where Lehi probably traveled in the Old World. The sixth part covers place names.