Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Keywords
Arabia, Ancient Near East, Lehi's Journey, Book of Mormon Geography
Abstract
According to the Book of Mormon, a land named “Bountiful” was a fertile site on the Arabian Peninsula with timber, fresh water, and ore where Nephi built a ship to carry Lehi’s group to the New World. In the seemingly barren land of the southern Arabian peninsula, a site that appears to correspond to the description in Nephi’s record has been identified on the remote southern coast of the country of Oman. Kharfot may not be the exact location of Bountiful, but its discovery does show that a place matching the criteria for Bountiful does exist.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Aston, Warren P.
(1997)
"The Arabian Bountiful Discovered? Evidence for Nephi's Bountiful,"
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 7:
No.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol7/iss1/2