1 Nephi 16:10 A Round Ball [the Liahona]:

That is to say, "the most fertile parts" was an actual place, a series of villages and farms called the Qura Arabiyyah which were found on the Frankincense trail. 1 Nephi 16:14 And we did go forth again . . . in the most fertile parts of the wilderness (Illustration-Potter Theory): Halts on the Frankincense Trail. ................
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