Throughout the Old Testament there are references to the 'Great Sea', by what name is that sea now known?
Dead Sea hypothesis is that the Dead Sea lies in a true rift zone, an extension of the Red Sea Rift, or even of the Great Rift Valley of eastern Africa. A more recent hypothesis is that the Dead Sea basin is a consequence of a "step-over" discontinuity along the Dead Sea Transform, creating an extension of the crust with consequent subsidence. Around 3.7 million years ago, what is now the valley of the Jordan River, Dead Sea, and the northern Wadi Arabah was repeatedly inundated by waters from the Mediterranean Sea. The waters formed in a narrow, crooked bay that is
Molten Sea plain references to baptism have been deleted from the Old Testament (1 Nephi 13) and that the word "baptize" is of Greek origin. Some equivalent word, such as "wash", would have been used by the Hebrew peoples. In describing the molten sea the Old Testament record says, ""The sea was for the priests to wash in."" (). This is tantamount to saying that the priests performed baptisms in it. Every temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) contains a baptismal font on twelve oxen that is modeled after the molten sea. The LDS Church performs