This vision with a deadly river of filthy water occurred while Lehi and his family dwelt in the Valley of Lemuel (1 Nephi 9:1), a place with a river of pure water that Lehi named the River Laman, a miraculous place for which a fabulous candidate has been discovered in Wadi Tayyib al-Ism, a site first discovered by George Potter and buttressed as a candidate with further exploration of Warren Aston, as I discussed in a recent post.
Now Warren Aston has kindly pointed out that the Google Maps page for user-provided content on that location shows an interesting video recently posted in Dec. 2019 showing what can happen to the small stream/river that flows continually in the great Valley of Lemuel candidate after there has been rain elsewhere. If that link doesn't show a video, try this. At the moment, I don't see a way to display the video directly here, but it's impressive. A terrifying flood of filthy water clearly rich in dirt and sand is sweeping through the peaceful wadi and carrying everything in its path straight into the Red Sea. Lehi, who may have spent many months if not years in this incredible and habitable place that is still uninhabited to this day as it was in his, may have experienced first hand just how deadly a river of filthy water can be.
Here's a thumbnail of one frame of the video:
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| Portion of a video recording a Dec 2019 flood at Wadi Tayyib al-Ism, a solid candidate for the Valley of Lemuel in the Book of Mormon. |
Here's a view from a few seconds later, pretty much the same:
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| Another screen shot. |
Many thanks to Warren Aston for sharing this interesting find.
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