The Book of Mormon index indicates the Sidon River flows north into a sea, is this correct?
Yes and No. Yes, the index in the Book of Mormon does state that the Sidon River is the “most prominent river in Nephite territory, runs north to sea”. The index was written by Bruce R. McConkie, and is not considered to be holy writ, as evidenced by brother McConkie’s introduction to the Book of Mormon recently being changed as mentioned in the DVD. This change corrects the introduction page of The Book of Mormon to indicate the Lamanites are “among” the ancestry of the American Indians, rather than the “principal'” ancestors of them. What we do know is that the river ran either north or south as it had east/west banks. Alma 2:15, 2:17, 6:7, 16:7, 43:53 and 49.16 specify an east bank or side of the river, and Alma 8:3, 43:27, 43.32, 43.53 indicate a western side or bank. The Book of Mormon also indicates that shipping of lumber was being accomplished (see BoM Helaman 3:10) potentially indicating a navigable river (indicating a river without natural barriers to travel such as rapids, f
