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Noah. inheritance, probably Moron, (near the land known to the Nephites as Desolation). A second time he attacked Shule, defeated and captured him, and carried him to Moron. It was Noah's intention to put Shule to death, but before he could do so some of the sons of Shule crept into the house of Noah by night and slew him. They then broke down the door of the prison in which their father was confined, liberated him and restored him to his throne, while Cohor reigned over that portion of the land originally conquered by his father, Noah. (Ether, 7:20.)  NOAH. The Bible Patriarch. His name is mentioned four times in the Book of Mormon—once in the promise (Alma, 10:22) that the people should not again be destroyed by a flood; twice in a quotation, by the Savior, of Isaiah, 54:9; and once in the statement that the Jaredite barges "were tight like unto the ark of Noah.” (Ether, 6:7.)   NOAH, CITY OF. One of the western cities of the Nephites, not far from Ammonihah. After destroying the latter city (B. C. 81), the Lamanites came around by the borders of Noah, slew a number and took many prisoners. These captives were afterwards liberated by the Nephite general, Zoram, and restored to their homes. This city was strongly fortified by Moroni, so that when the armies of Amalickiah attempted to carry it by assault (B. C. 73), being unable to force the gates, they endeavored to dig down the wall built by Moroni; but in this vain attempt they left more than a thousand dead and wounded in the ditch surrounding it, while the Nephites, had not one soldier slain, and only about fifty were wounded. (Alma, 49.)   NOAH, LAND OF. A region in the land of Zarahemla, contiguous to Ammonihah, between the river Sidon and the Pacific Ocean. We are of the opinion that it was situated in the wilderness that 