Stella 105, found on page 72 is of particular interest to Book of Mormon readers, this stella bears the name Yasma’ ‘il which is an Arabic from of the name Ishmael. This stella dates to the 6th to 5th centuries BC, the time in which Lehi and his family passed through the area. It is one of only three bearing an equivalent of the name and the only stella with the correct name which dates to the proper time. The Jawf valley is located very near the NHM archeological site. It is plausible that this stella may have one marked the grave of the father in law of Nephi, Ishmael, who was buried at the place which is called Nahom (1 Nephi 16;34) see also, An Ishmael Buried Near Nahom.
A Collection of Funerary Stelae from the Jawf Valley
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