If the Book of Mormon's reference to the birth place of Jesus as "at Jerusalem" is considered accurate...

Question

will I get in trouble with my family if I tell them I will meet them at Sandusky and I stay in Huron?

Answer 1

I answered a similar question for someone else once, so I will provide you with the same answer:

Birth of Jesus (Alma 7:10)
This verse is the source of many criticisms of the Book of Mormon, but in my opinion it is actually one of the book’s strengths. Obviously, Jesus was born in Bethlehem. I am sure Joseph Smith knew that too, as did most Americans in the 1800s. Does it make sense that Joseph, who some consider was a great con artist, would make such a stupid mistake to forget that Jesus was born in Bethlehem?

Consider this: Let’s suppose I live in Lynwood, a small town just outside of Los Angeles, and I go to visit a foreign land on the other side of the world. People ask where I am from, and I tell them I’m from Los Angeles. Would you say I was either mistaken, or deceitful? No, of course not. I’m just providing them with a familiar location to increase their understanding. If I told them I was from Lynwood (without any reference to L.A.), they would have no clue what I was talking about.

Now, let’s consider the context of Alma 7:10. Lehi and his family left Jerusalem in 600 B.C., and as you know they settled somewhere in the Americas. Many generations came and went, and eventually a man named Alma in 83 B.C. prophesied that the Messiah would be born in the land of their forefathers (namely, Jerusalem). Why didn’t he say Bethlehem? Well, I doubt anyone in the Americas at this time knew where Bethlehem was. They certainly recognized the name Jerusalem as being the land of their forefathers, but Bethlehem was most likely an unfamiliar location. Therefore, it makes perfect sense that Alma refers to Jerusalem instead of Bethlehem (and note that he said land of Jerusalem, rather than the city of Jerusalem). After all, Bethlehem is a suburb of the much larger city, Jerusalem, so this statement is by no means inaccurate.

Some critics have argued that Jerusalem is only a city, and that any references to the land of Jerusalem (so as to include its surrounding suburbs) are erroneous. They conclude that Alma (or Joseph Smith for that matter) was declaring Jesus would be born in the city of Jerusalem. If that is the case, then they must also have a problem with 2 Kings 14:20, which says Amaziah “was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.” The city of David is Bethlehem (Luke 2:4, 1 Samuel 20:6).

...now, whether or not your family gets upset with you staying in Huron, that is up to them.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

How precise is the "e book of Mormon" no longer very, there have been 3913 changes interior the e book via fact the so called inspired translations by way of Joseph Smith. From an archaeological attitude on no account there has no longer been one unmarried locate in all the u . s . or the americas that make certain any of the BoM. As to the musical that's an interpretation of activities by way of so called ex mormons or people who've had constrained adventure with the LDS and the musical isn't advised by way of the LDS or in any unofficial assertion from them.

Answer 4

If you have ever flown into Washington Dulles Airport, you would know that it is in Virginia, over 20 miles from D.C. and yet no one seems to have a problem with it. It has always been quite common to refer to a nearby large metropolis area rather than a small town that no one may have heard of.

Has something happened to you to cause such animosity against the Church? There are better places to deal with such issues than on Yahoo Answers.

Answer 5

I don't know...if a pig had wings, could it fly???

You are trying to compare apples to oranges. If it was a common practice now for you to refer to Huron as Sandusky or whatever, then no you wouldn't get into trouble.
It was common then to refer to Jerusalem and Bethlahem in that way.

Answer 6

You probably will. I don't know how far apart the towns are you speak of, but you would be in trouble for this - just as the LDS church is. This is only one false prophecy in a long list.