ARPAD. A city or district in Syria, apparently dependent on Damascus. It is mentioned but once in the Book of Mormon (Nephi, 20:9) in a quotation from the prophecies of Isaiah.
ASSYRIA. A great and powerful country in western Asia, whose capital was Nineveh. It derived its name apparently from Asshur, the son of Shem. It is mentioned by Nephi eight times, but always in quotations from Isaiah.
ASSYRIANS. The people of Assyria. The name is used by Nephi in three quotations from the prophet Isaiah.
BABYLON. The land into which the people of Judah were carried captive. This coming captivity, together with the destruction of Jerusalem, was revealed by the Lord to Lehi (B. C. 600), and his proclamation of its near approach was one of the causes that led to his maltreatment by the Jews. Nephi also received manifestations of this approaching calamity and so told his brethren, but Laman and Lemuel would receive neither his words nor those of his father. Nephi also prophesied of the destruction of Babylon (II Nephi, 25:15). Babylon is mentioned several times in the Book of Mormon in quotations from the prophet Isaiah.
BASHAN. A district of Canaan on the east of the River Jordan. It is mentioned once in the Book of Mormon (II Nephi, 12:13) in a quotation from Isaiah.
BENJAMIN. The second of the three prophet-kings of the Nephites who reigned in the land of Zarahemla. He was the son of Mosiah I, and father of Mosiah II, and, like them, was most probably a seer. He undoubtedly held the priesthood, as he received the ministration of angels, was favored with revelations from the Lord, and organized the Church of Jesus Christ among his people. He was also the custodian of the sacred records, etc., having received them from Amaleki,
