Irreantum (LDS movement)

The Book of Mormon, one of the Mormon scriptures, also serves as the source of the reference to Irreantum

Irreantum (Deseret: 𐐆𐐡𐐀𐐈𐐤𐐓𐐊𐐣),[1] in the beliefs of the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormons), is a word meaning "many waters".[2][3] It appears in the 1st Book of Nephi, at the end of the description of Lehi's eight-year journey through the wilderness with his family. It is a subject of speculation among Mormon theologians, who place this reference on the so-called "small plates of Nephi". It also appears in publications critical of this religious tradition, particularly due to its name. Mormon apologists associate it with regions such as the Gulf of Oman or the Persian Gulf.

  1. ^ "IRREANTUM - Book of Mormon Onomasticon". onoma.lib.byu.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. ^ Reynolds (1891, pp. 90–91)
  3. ^ Ludlow (1992, p. 187)