Exact location of the
Waters of Ripliancum: to Exceed All
Ether Chapter 15 discusses the end of the Jaredite people through war. Two opposing factions fight until the death of all those involved. From the Book of Mormon we can derive the exact location where Coriatumer's army retreated to and camped his army by the waters of Ripliancum.
Ether 15
7 And when Coriantumr saw that he was about to fall he
fled again before the people of Shiz.
After
one particular battle Coriantumr camps his armies next to the waters of Ripliancum.
The waters of Ripliancum are described as large or to exceed all. It’s not
described as a sea, lake, or river. All we know is its exceedingly
large. This is the only time that exceedingly large is used to describe a water feature but keep in mind sea or lake is not used to describe this water feature.
8 And it came
to pass that he came to the waters of Ripliancum, which, by interpretation, is
large, or to exceed all; wherefore, when they came to these waters they pitched
their tents; and Shiz also pitched his tents near unto them; and therefore on
the morrow they did come to battle.
The
next day the armies battle.
10 And it came
to pass that the armies of Coriantumr did press upon the armies of Shiz that
they beat them, that they caused them to flee before them; and they did flee
southward, and did pitch their tents in a place which was called Ogath.
The
armies retreat.
11 And it came
to pass that the army of Coriantumr did pitch their tents by the hill Ramah;
and it was that same hill where my father Mormon did hide up the records unto
the Lord, which were sacred.
Coriantumr camps his army next to the Hill Ramah the place were Mormon hid the records. Mormon 6:6 states Mormon hid the records in the Hill Cumorah.
The waters of Ripliancum could be nothing more than Niagara Falls the largest waterfall found in the United States and comparable to the great waterfalls found throughout the world. Hill Cumorah is about 60 miles away from Niagara Falls. The waterfall exceeds all.
I just visited Niagara Falls with my family during a trip to Cumorah and Palmyra. I am entirely fascinated that Ripliancum would be the actual Niagara Falls. It makes sense. Seeing it in person, it is more magnificent than you could ever understand by just reading about it or seeing pictures. It would make sense to describe it as "waters to exceed all".
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