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In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites (/ ˈ n iː f aɪ t /) [1] are one of four groups (along with the Lamanites, Jaredites, and Mulekites) said to have settled in the ancient Americas. The term is used throughout the Book of Mormon to describe the religious, political, and cultural traditions of the group of settlers.
Nephi also mentions having sisters, though he does not give their names or birth orders. Little is known about Nephi's children. Religious scholar Grant Hardy suggests that all of Nephi's children may have been daughters at the time of passing on the record, or that his sons were influenced by Laman and Lemuel; his speculations are based on the fact that Nephi says he has children yet passes ...
Nephthys is the Greek form of an epithet (transliterated as Nebet-hut, Nebet-het, Nebt-het, from Egyptian nbt-ḥwt). The origin of the goddess Nephthys is unclear but the literal translation of her name is usually given as Lady of the House or Lady of the Temple.
In the individual category, one of the Three Nephites saves a person from spiritual or physical danger or despair. Three Nephites stories have not stopped, even though the perils of pioneer life have. [1] The Three Nephites stories mirror the changing physical and social environments in which LDS church members have met their tests of faith.
Depiction of a "Stripling Warrior", who according to the Book of Mormon was a member of the Anti-Nephi-Lehi ethnic group. According to the Book of Mormon, the Anti-Nephi-Lehies (/ ˈ æ n t aɪ ˈ n iː f aɪ ˈ l iː h aɪ z /) [1] [2] were a tribe of Lamanites formed around 90 BC in the Americas, after a significant religious conversion. [3]
The title refers to Mosiah II, a king of the Nephites at Zarahemla. The book covers the time period between ca 130 BC and 91 BC, except for when the book has a flashback into the Record of Zeniff, which starts at ca 200 BC, according to footnotes. Aside from stating that it was abridged by Mormon, the text says nothing about its authorship ...
The Nephites are forced to flee their original settlement and the Lamanites are cursed by God with a "skin of blackness". The Nephites build a temple and follow the Law of Moses . Nephi and his younger brother Jacob preach, extensively quoting and analyzing the Book of Isaiah , often word-for-word from the King James Version of the Bible.
In Greek and Roman mythology, Nephele (/ ˈ n ɛ f ə l iː /; Ancient Greek: Νεφέλη, romanized: Nephélē, lit. 'cloud, mass of clouds'; [1] corresponding to Latin nebula) is the name of two homonymic cloud nymphs, sometimes confused with each other, who figures respectively in the stories of Ixion and in the story of Phrixus and Helle.