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Bountiful, Land of. In the year B. C. 64, a sanguinary battle was fought in the district between the cities of Bountiful and Mulek, which resulted in Mulek being recaptured from the Lamanites. In this battle the Nephites were commanded by Moroni, Lehi and Teancum; and the Lamanites by Jacob, who was slain. The Lamanite prisoners were so numerous that, as a precautionary step, they were set at the task of intrenching and fortifying the land and city of Bountiful.

In the year B. C. 51 the Lamanites invaded Zarahemla, captured the capital and advanced northward towards Bountiful, but their triumphal march was arrested by an army commanded by Lehi, and they were eventually driven back to their own lands.

In B. C. 35 the Lamanites again invaded the lands of the Nephites, and the latter, owing to their dissensions and wickedness, were everywhere driven before them, until, in B. C. 34, they had overrun and taken possession of all the Nephite possessions as far as the land Bountiful. The Nephites, under Moronihah, then threw up a line of fortifications entirely across the Isthmus, by which means they protected the northern continent from invasion. In B, C. 32, Moronihah reconquered the most northern portions of South America.

In A. C. 16, Lachoneus, the chief judge, by reason of the perilous condition of the people, from the constant attacks of the Gadianton robbers, decided to mass the Nephites in one region, and chose Bountiful and Zarahemla for that purpose. This bold movement he carried out, and held the people there until after the destruction of the hosts of the robbers. In A. C. 26, the people were permitted to return to their homes throughout the two continents.

It was in the land Bountiful that Jesus appeared and ministered to the Nephites.  CAIN. The son of Adam. He is mentioned 