River Sidon
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The River Sidon is a river mentioned in the Book of Mormon.[1] It is described as being located east of the city of Zarahemla and where several battles fought.[2]
The river may have been named after the Phoenician port city Sidon in present-day Lebanon.[3][4]
See also[]
- Proposed Book of Mormon geographical setting
- Heartland Model
References[]
- ^ Hilton, John and Jane (31 July 1992). "A Correlation of the Sidon River and the Lands of Manti and Zarahemla with the Southern End of the Rio Grijalva (San Miguel)". Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. 1 (1): 142–162. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ 43:22
- ^ Sidon, Harold B. Lee Library
- ^ Phoenician and Punic Names and the Book of Mormon Names
Categories:
- Book of Mormon places
- Water and religion