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The Book of Nephi: Who Is the Son of Nephi—One of the Disciples of Jesus Christ, usually referred to as Fourth Nephi or 4 Nephi (/ ˈ n iː f aɪ / NEE-fy), is one of the fifteen books that make up the Book of Mormon. This book was first called "IV Nephi" in the 1879 edition [1] and "Fourth Nephi" in the 1920 edition of Book of Mormon. [2]
How and when he began his reign as chief judge is not known; his first appearance in the Book of Mormon was when Nephi 2, son of Helaman, prophesied his murder by hand of his brother, Seantum (c. 23 BC). [20], [21] (Not to be confused with Cezoram, another Nephite chief judge who was assassinated earlier.). various judges with no names given (c ...
The First Book of Nephi: His Reign and Ministry (/ ˈ n iː f aɪ /), usually referred to as First Nephi or 1 Nephi, is the first book of the Book of Mormon, the sacred text of churches within the Latter Day Saint Movement, and one of four books with the name Nephi.
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 ...
The story of Nephi obtaining the plates from Laban takes up all of the third and fourth chapters of the First Book of Nephi. In Chapter 3, Lehi tells Nephi that he has had a prophetic dream in which the Lord commanded him to send his four sons back to Jerusalem to obtain a set of brass plates held by a man named Laban.
For some parts of the Book of Mormon text, likely dates of transcription have been identified. This includes the restarting of translation work (referred to in D&C 10 in April–May 1829), teachings on baptism in 3 Nephi (referred to in D&C 13 on May 15, 1829), and a prophecy of the Three Witnesses in 2 Nephi 27
Meanwhile, the Lamanites' righteousness increases. (Chapters 3–6.) [4] In the third part of Helaman, Nephi prophesies about the Nephites and their future. Nephi comes home after his six-year mission to find that the Nephites have become wicked in his absence. He says that the Nephites' destruction is nigh.
The book is usually referred to as Third Nephi or 3 Nephi, [1] and is one of fifteen books that make up the Book of Mormon. This book was firstly called "III Nephi" in the 1879 edition [2] and "Third Nephi" in the 1920 edition of the Book of Mormon. [3] It contains an account of the visit of Jesus Christ to the inhabitants of ancient America.