Called the name of the place

Gen. 22: 14

14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.
Gen. 28: 19

19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
Gen. 32: 2, 30

2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
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30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Gen. 33: 17

17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Gen. 35: 15

15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.
Ex. 17: 7

7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?
Num. 11: 3, 34

3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.
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34 And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.
Num. 21: 3

3 And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
Josh. 5: 9

9 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
Josh. 7: 26

26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.
Judg. 2: 5

5 And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.


2 Sam. 5: 20

20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
2 Sam. 6: 8

8 And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day.
2 Sam. 18: 18

18 ¶ Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.
1 Chr. 14: 11

11 So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the


2 Chr. 20: 26

26 ¶ And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.


Ezek. 20: 29

29 Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.

1. 1 Ne. 1
   An account of Lehi and his wife Sariah and his four sons, being called, (beginning at the eldest) Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. The Lord warns Lehi to depart out of the land of Jerusalem, because he prophesieth unto the people concerning their iniquity and they seek to destroy his life. He taketh three days’ journey into the wilderness with his family. Nephi taketh his brethren and returneth to the land of Jerusalem after the record of the Jews. The account of their sufferings. They take the daughters of Ishmael to wife. They take their families and depart into the wilderness. Their sufferings and afflictions in the wilderness. The course of their travels. They come to the large waters. Nephi’s brethren rebel against him. He confoundeth them, and buildeth a ship. They call the name of the place Bountiful. They cross the large waters into the promised land, and so forth. This is according to the account of Nephi; or in other words, I, Nephi, wrote this record.

1 Ne. 16: 13

13 And it came to pass that we traveled for the space of four days, nearly a south-southeast direction, and we did pitch our tents again; and we did call the name of the place Shazer.
2 Ne. 5: 8

8 And my people would that we should call the name of the place Nephi; wherefore, we did call it Nephi.

Ether 2: 13

13 And now I proceed with my record; for behold, it came to pass that the Lord did bring Jared and his brethren forth even to that great sea which divideth the lands. And as they came to the sea they pitched their tents; and they called the name of the place Moriancumer; and they dwelt in tents, and dwelt in tents upon the seashore for the space of four years.