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13 And now I proceed with my record; for behold, '''it came to pass that the Lord did bring Jared and his brethren forth even to that great sea which divideth the lands. And as they came to the sea they pitched their tents; and they called the name of the place Moriancumer; and they dwelt in tents, and dwelt in tents upon the seashore for the space of four years.''' | 13 And now I proceed with my record; for behold, '''it came to pass that the Lord did bring Jared and his brethren forth even to that great sea which divideth the lands. And as they came to the sea they pitched their tents; and they called the name of the place Moriancumer; and they dwelt in tents, and dwelt in tents upon the seashore for the space of four years.''' | ||
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| − | *So, the Jaredites definitely carried swarms of bees with them to the place | + | *So, the Jaredites definitely carried swarms of bees with them to the place of the "great sea which divideth the lands," where they "dwelt in tents upon the seashore for the space of four years." Does this mean that the Jaredites carried the swarms of honey bees to the New World with them? The Book of Mormon does not state this. This does not preclude the possibility that they did. |
*It is currently generally believed that honeybees were brought to the New World by Europeans. | *It is currently generally believed that honeybees were brought to the New World by Europeans. | ||
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Contents
- 1 Response to "Science Concerns & Questions"
- 1.1 Quick Navigation
- 1.2 Response Section
- 1.2.1 "no death of any kind (humans, all animals, birds, fish, dinosaurs, etc.) on this earth until the 'Fall of Adam'"
- 1.2.2 "Science has proven that there was no worldwide flood 4,500 years ago"
- 1.2.3 "the sun gets its light from Kolob"
- 1.2.4 "They carried honey bees across the ocean? Swarms of them?"
Response to "Science Concerns & Questions"
| [[../Temples & Freemasonry Concerns & Questions|Temples & Freemasonry Concerns & Questions]] | A FAIR Analysis of:
[[../|Letter to a CES Director]] |
[[../Scriptures Concerns & Questions|Scriptures Concerns & Questions]] |
- Response to section: "no death of any kind (humans, all animals, birds, fish, dinosaurs, etc.) on this earth until the 'Fall of Adam'"
- Response to section: "If Adam and Eve are the first humans, how do we explain the 14 other Hominin species who lived and died 35,000 – 250,000 years before Adam?" [Work in Progress]
- Response to section: "Science has proven that there was no worldwide flood 4,500 years ago"
- Response to section: "Other events/claims that science has discredited" [Work in Progress]
- Response to section: "the sun gets its light from Kolob"
- Response to section: "They carried honey bees across the ocean? Swarms of them?"