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Danish-American painter C. C. A. Christensen's 1890 Lehi Blessing His Posterity portrays Lehi with his family. [41] American artist George M. Ottinger's Arrival in the New World, also produced around 1890, is a scene of Lehi with Ishmael, Nephi, and family. [42] Teichert's Loading the Ship, created 1949–1951, shows a scene of Lehi's family. [43]
A 21st-century artistic representation of the Liahona. In the Book of Mormon, the Liahona (/ ˌ l iː ə ˈ h oʊ n ə /) [1] is described as a brass ball with two spindles, one of which directs where Lehi and his companions should travel after they leave Jerusalem at the beginning of the narrative.
The large and spacious field symbolizes the land promised to Lehi and, according to Daniel L. Belnap, becomes a new narrative for Lehi's family. The great and spacious building becomes a symbol of the Nephites and Lamanites battling one another, and the mist of darkness symbolizes the actual darkness that covers the land at the time of Jesus ...
English: Artistic depiction of 2 Nephi 4, in the Book of Mormon: Lehi (far right, bearded) bestowing a blessing on his family. At least 21 different figures are visible (inclusive of infants and children). There is a mix of men, women, and children. A man in blue appears to be writing, perhaps transcribing what Lehi is saying. One infant is ...
The people having loved Nephi exceedingly… were desirous to retain in remembrance his name. And whoso should reign in his stead were called by the people second Nephi, third Nephi, and so forth, according to the reigns of the kings; and thus they were called by the people, let them be of whatever name they would. —
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints archeologist M. Wells Jakeman proposed that the image was a representation of a tree of life vision found in the Book of Mormon. [11] Jakeman's theory was popular for a time among members of the Church of Jesus Christ, but found little support from Church of Jesus Christ apologists. [ 12 ]
On the other hand, Kohr Rori has been highly desirable over time. Today the site supports the Unesco archaeological site of Sumharam of Frankincense fame. [10] [11] Lehi's general route from Jerusalem to the Dhofar area followed many elements of the Frankincense Trail which logically places Kohr Rori as a natural terminus.
Bold type indicates the person was an important religious figure, such as a prophet or a missionary. Italic type indicates the person was a king, chief judge or other ruler. Underlined type indicates the person was a historian or record keeper; one whose writing (abridged or not) is included in The Book of Mormon .