If the order of mention of cities in Alma 51:26 represents their location in going northward, then their order was Moroni, Nephihah, Lehi, Morianton, Omner, Gid, and Mulek. However, in Helaman 5:14-16 we have an account of the missionary journeys of Lehi and Nephi. Apparently they start in the city of Bountiful and go southward, yet there, the order of cities is Bountiful, Gid, (Omner is omitted), Mulek. Perhaps Omner had an insignificant population, but why is Gid listed before Mulek? One possibility would be if the city of Gid was inland from Mulek. Although Alma 51:26 says that all the cities were "on the east borders by the seashore," this could be a relative statement from the perspective of the local land of Zarahemla. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]