Book of Mormon LandsThe Pasión River Model

Cities

Zarahemla

Proposed site: Ceibal, on the Pasión River

The model proposes Ceibal, on a bluff above the west bank of the Pasión, as the city of Zarahemla. Its rise, peak and emptying around AD 325 to 350 are weighed against the record.

  • Scripture: Omni 1:13–19; Mosiah 25:19–22; Alma 2:34; Helaman 7:10
  • Authors' rating: #1 of 5 (1 = strongest)
  • Precision: a named site
  • Sources: Authors' 2026 book, pp.11–16, 95; Wikipedia Seibal

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