Bom Wars, Episode 3: Return Of The Nehemi

[Nevo]

Her Amun,

Since this will also be my final post on this thread, I'll keep it brief.

1 Nephi 16:34 notes that Ishmael was buried in "the place which was called Nahom." Lehi's party to this point has been following the directions of the Liahona (which suggests that they weren't following the Frankincense Trail). The ball leads them "in the more fertile parts of the wilderness" (1 Nephi 16:16) which, we learn, were "in the borders near the Red Sea" (16:14). All we can adduce from the text is that Nahom is located many, many days' journey nearly, nearly south-southeast from the Valley of Lemuel (wherever that is). This is vague, to say the least.

Now we have three votive altars, dating from the 7th to 6th centuries BCE, found amid the ruins of an ancient Sabaean temple near Marib, Yemen, containing inscriptions that indicate that they were donated by Bi'athar son of Sawdum, son of Naw'um the Nihmite. Do these confirm that there was a place called Nahom in ancient Arabia? Well, not exactly. They only tell us that Bi'athar's grandfather belonged to the Nihm tribe.

Was there a place called NHM (Nihm/Nehem/Nehhem) in 5th century BCE Arabia? We don't know. Is NHM the basis for Nahom? Again, we don't know.

Anyway, thanks for the dialogue amigo!

[Olavarria]

Her Amun,

Since this will also be my final post on this thread, I'll keep it brief.

1 Nephi 16:34 notes that Ishmael was buried in "the place which was called Nahom." Lehi's party to this point has been following the directions of the Liahona (which suggests that they weren't following the Frankincense Trail). The ball leads them "in the more fertile parts of the wilderness" (1 Nephi 16:16) which, we learn, were "in the borders near the Red Sea" (16:14). All we can adduce from the text is that Nahom is located many, many days' journey nearly, nearly south-southeast from the Valley of Lemuel (wherever that is). This is vague, to say the least.

Now we have three votive altars, dating from the 7th to 6th centuries BCE, found amid the ruins of an ancient Sabaean temple near Marib, Yemen, containing inscriptions that indicate that they were donated by Bi'athar son of Sawdum, son of Naw'um the Nihmite. Do these confirm that there was a place called Nahom in ancient Arabia? Well, not exactly. They only tell us that Bi'athar's grandfather belonged to the Nihm tribe.

Was there a place called NHM (Nihm/Nehem/Nehhem) in 5th century BCE Arabia? We don't know. Is NHM the basis for Nahom? Again, we don't know.

Anyway, thanks for the dialogue amigo!

We could go on forever. Thanks for the sparring match.