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Shem, City of. SHEM, CITY OF. A city on the northern continent, north of Antum and Jashon. To this city the Nephites, under Mormon, were driven by the Lamanites and Gadiantons (A. C. 345). Here, however, they made a stand and fortified the city. Encouraged by the earnest pleadings of their commander, 30,000 of them gave battle to 50,000 Lamanites, and defeated them. The Nephites followed up their victory with such decisive action that the enemy were driven continually southward, until (A. C. 350) a treaty was entered into, by the terms of which the Nephites retained possession of the whole of North America and the Lamanites held the southern continent.   SHEM, LAND OF. The region immediately surrounding the City of Shem. It appears to have been situated considerably to the north;   SHEMLON, LAND OF. A region contiguous to Lehi-Nephi, apparently a neighboring valley. It was a portion of the Nephite domain until their exodus to Zarahcmla under the first Mosiah, when the Lamanites took possession of it, and ever afterwards retained it. They did not cede it to the people of Zeniff, as they did the neighboring lands of Lehi-Nephi and Shilom. Shemlon was so near the city of Lehi-Nephi that it could be overlooked from the high tower built near the temple by king Noah. It was in this land that the abduction of the daughters of the Lamanites, by the priests of Noah, occurred, which led to a war and other disastrous consequences, and later produced so many indirect results in the history of the Lamanites. At the time of the mission of the four sons of Mosiah, all the Lamanites of this land were converted to the Lord.   SHEMNON. One of the twelve Nephite Disciples, called and chosen by Jesus at the time of His visit to that people (A. C. 34). Shemnon was present near the temple in the land Bountiful when Jesus appeared, and was baptized by Nephi on the 