Skip to content
EntityQ3324411· pop 5· linked from 105 articles

Zarahemla () is a land in the Book of Mormon that for much of the narrative functions as the capital of the Nephites, their political and religious center. Zarahemla has been the namesake of multiple communities in the United States, has been alluded to in literature that references Mormonism, and has been portrayed in artwork depicting Book of Mormon content.

Wikidata facts

Image
Baptism of Limhi, by George Ottinger.png
Show 1 more fact
described by source
Book of Mormon
Sources (1)

via Wikidata · CC0

~11 min read

Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Background
  • Setting
  • Narrative
  • Cultural reception
  • Namesakes
  • Speculating locations
  • Visual art
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading

Zarahemla () is a land in the Book of Mormon that for much of the narrative functions as the capital of the Nephites, their political and religious center. Zarahemla has been the namesake of multiple communities in the United States, has been alluded to in literature that references Mormonism, and has been portrayed in artwork depicting Book of Mormon content.

Most adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement regard the Book of Mormon as a translation of a genuinely historical text from the ancient Americas (a belief that mainstream academic archaeology does not corroborate). Some adherents have speculated about where Zarahemla would have been located or attempted to find archaeological evidence of it. Such attempts have been unsuccessful.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zarahemla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Available in 5 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0