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**'''<span style="color:blue">Noah</span> Lakes = Noah, Land of'''—The name "Noah" is from the Bible. Joseph would not have needed to look at a map for this one, unless one accepts Holley's assertion that the Holley map is supposed to show the geographical locations of Book of Mormon places. | **'''<span style="color:blue">Noah</span> Lakes = Noah, Land of'''—The name "Noah" is from the Bible. Joseph would not have needed to look at a map for this one, unless one accepts Holley's assertion that the Holley map is supposed to show the geographical locations of Book of Mormon places. | ||
**'''<span style="color:green">Oneida</span> = Onidah'''—See "Oneida Castle". | **'''<span style="color:green">Oneida</span> = Onidah'''—See "Oneida Castle". | ||
**<span style="color: | **<span style="color:green">'''Oneida Castle</span> = Onidah, Hill'''—Oneida Castle, New York is located at 43°4′42″N 75°38′0″W. The town has existed since the 18th century. | ||
**'''<span style="color:red">Omer</span> = Omner'''—We cannot find "Omer" on any modern map of Pennsylvania, New York or Canada. | **'''<span style="color:red">Omer</span> = Omner'''—We cannot find "Omer" on any modern map of Pennsylvania, New York or Canada. | ||
**<span style="color:red">'''Rama</span> = Ramah'''—Rama Township, Ontario, was "first surveyed in 1834." {{ref|rama1}} This is four years after the publication of the Book of Mormon. | **<span style="color:red">'''Rama</span> = Ramah'''—Rama Township, Ontario, was "first surveyed in 1834." {{ref|rama1}} This is four years after the publication of the Book of Mormon. | ||
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A FAIR Analysis of the online document Letter to a CES Director section "Book of Mormon Concerns & Questions"
- Response to section: "What are 1769 King James Version edition errors doing in the Book of Mormon?"
- Response to section: "What are these 17th century italicized words doing in the Book of Mormon?"
- Response to section: "The Book of Mormon includes mistranslated biblical passages that were later changed in Joseph Smith’s translation of the bible" [Work in Progress]
- Response to section: "DNA analysis has concluded that Native American Indians do not originate from the Middle East"
- Response to section: Anachronisms
- Response to section: Archaeology
- Response to section: Book of Mormon Geography
- Response to section: Hill Cumorah
- Response to section: "'View of the Hebrews' compared to the Book of Mormon"
- Response to section: "The Book of Mormon taught and still teaches a Trinitarian view of the Godhead"
Response Section
"What are 1769 King James Version edition errors doing in the Book of Mormon?"
"What are these 17th century italicized words doing in the Book of Mormon?"
"DNA analysis has concluded that Native American Indians do not originate from the Middle East"
Anachronisms
Archaeology
Book of Mormon Geography
Hill Cumorah
"'View of the Hebrews' compared to the Book of Mormon"
"The Book of Mormon taught and still teaches a Trinitarian view of the Godhead"
==Notes