A Dictionary of the Book of Mormon/Shilom, Land of

SHILOM, LAND OF. A small district, probably a valley, contiguous to the land of Lehi-Nephi, and apparently immediately north of it. It seems to have been on the direct road from Zarahemla to Lehi-Nephi, as Zeniff and his colony passed through it when they came from Zarahemla (about B. C. 200). So also did Ammon and his party (B. C. 122). When Limhi and his people escaped from the Lamanites, to avoid observation, they took a circuitous route around Shilom into the wilderness. A hill to the north of Shilom is mentioned several times, and it appears to have been a very conspicuous feature of the landscape. We are informed that it was a place of resort for the Nephites before they left that region under the guidance of Mosiah I. Later, king Noah built a high tower thereon. After the people of Limhi had escaped (B. C.122), the Lamanites reoccupied this land; and shortly after, Amulon and his associate priests were made teachers of the people residing therein. In the days of the mission of the four sons of king Mosiah to the Lamanites, all the inhabitants of this land were converted to the Lord.