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Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
306 RAHAB Said to be
a poetical name for Egypt. It occurs but once in the Book of Mormon, in a
quotation from the writings of Isaiah. (II. Nephi 8:9.) Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
306 RAMAH HILL The
Jaredite name for the Hill Cumorah. In its immediate vicinity both the
Jaredite and Nephite peoples were destroyed. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
306 RAMATH A city of
the tribe of Simeon. It is mentioned (II. Nephi 20:29) in a quotation from the
writings of Isaiah. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
306 RAMEUMPTOM The name
given by the Zoramite apostates to the elevated place in their synagogues,
whence they offered up their vain-glorious and hypocritical prayers. Alma
states the word means a holy stand. It resembles, in its roots, Hebrew, and
also Egyptian, in a remarkable manner. Ramoth, high (as Ramoth Gilead),
elevated, a place where one can see and be seen; or, in a figurative sense,
sublime or exalted. Mptom has probably its root in the Hebrew word translated
threshold, as we are told that the Philistine's god, Dagon, had a threshold in
Ashdod (See I. Samuel 5:4, 5). Words with this root are quite numerous in the
Bible. Thus we see how Rameumptom means a high place to stand upon, a holy
stand. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
306 RED SEA This sea
is mentioned by name thirteen times in the Book of Mormon. Of these thirteen,
eight passages are associated with the destruction of the armies of Pharoah in
the days of Moses, the other five occur in connection with the travels of Lehi
and his company from Jerusalem (B. C. 600) to its upper waters, and their
encampment on its shores, with the incidents that took place while they tarried
there. The continuation of their journey therefrom is mentioned in I. Nephi
16:14. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
306 REMLIA The father
of Pekah, king of Israel. His name is mentioned five times in the Book of
Mormon (II. Nephi 17 and 18), in quotations from the prophecies of Isaiah. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
306 - 307 REZIN A king of
Damascus, contemporary with Pekah, king of Israel. His name occurs five times
in the Book of Mormon, in quotations from the prophecies of Isaiah. (II Nephi
17:1, 4, 8; 18:6; 19:11.) Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
307 RIPLAH, HILL A hill on
the east side of the river Sidon, in the neighborhood of the land of Manti.
Here a severe battle was fought between the Nephites and Lamanites (B. C. 75).
The former were commanded by Moroni and Lehi, and the latter by Zarahemnah. The
loss was so great on both sides that the dead were not counted. The battle ended
in the surrender of the Lamanites, who, having given up their arms, and
covenanted that they would never again come to war against the Nephites, were
permitted to depart into the wilderness. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
307 RIPLAKISH An unrighteous
king of the Jaredites. He greatly afflicted his people by imposing upon them
grievously heavy taxes, and when they could not, or would not pay these
exactions he cast them into prison, where he compelled them to labor
continually to sustain him in his whoredoms and abominations, and in the
erection of costly and magnificent edifices that conduced to his luxury; if any
prisoner refused to labor he was put to death. In this way he greatly adorned
his kingdom, but he also filled it with prisons. For forty-two years the people
groaned under his oppressions, when they rose in their anger, slew Riplakish
and drove his descendants out of the land. What form of government immediately
followed is uncertain; we have no information on this point, but we are told
that after many years one of his descendants, named Morianton,
established himself as king. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
307 RIPLIANCUM Supposed
by some to be lake Ontario, but evidently one of that great chain of lakes. Its
meaning is said to be "large, or to excel all," (Ether 15:8.) Near
its waters the opposing Jaredite armies, commanded by Coriantumr and Shiz,
camped, and afterwards fought an exceedingly sore battle, in which the latter
was defeated and driven southward towards the hill Ramah, or Cumorah. (Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p. 308) |
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