Book of Mormon LandsThe Pasión River Model

Lands and waters

Land of Jershon

Proposed site: eastern Petén, upper Mopan valley (area)

South of Bountiful and 'east by the sea' (Alma 27:22), the book places Jershon in the Mopan valley of the eastern Petén, with Lake Yaxhá as its sea.

  • Scripture: Alma 27:22; 31:3; 35:13
  • Authors' rating: #2 of 5 (1 = strongest)
  • Precision: approximate area
  • Sources: Authors' 2026 book, pp.45, 67, 96

Episodes

This is the authors' proposal. See open questions for how the model is debated, or follow it on the full map.

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