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A Research Note: Continuing Exploration and Research in Oman
Title | A Research Note: Continuing Exploration and Research in Oman |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2022 |
Authors | Warren P. Aston |
Journal | Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship |
Volume | 53 |
Pagination | 255–264 |
Keywords | Arabia; Book of Mormon Geography - Old World; Bountiful (Old World); Dhofar; Oman |
Abstract | The significance of the ongoing studies into the potential location of the Old World “Bountiful,” which Nephi reminds us was “prepared of the Lord” (1 Nephi 17:5), and is documented in great detail by him, can hardly be overstated. Bountiful’s resources had to be truly substantial and unique to enable the Lehites to recover from years of land travel from Jerusalem and to build a ship capable of reaching the New World. Exploration and scientific studies of the Dhofar region of southern Oman, the only section of the Arabian coast containing the feature Nephi describes, continue to the present. Here I briefly discuss, chronologically, recent developments of special significance to Book of Mormon studies. |
URL | https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/a-research-note-continuing-exploration-and-research-in-oman/ |
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