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According to the Book of Mormon, Lehi (/ ˈ l iː h aɪ / LEE-hy) [1] was a prophet who lived in Jerusalem during the reign of King Zedekiah (approximately 600 BC). [2] In First Nephi, Lehi is rejected for preaching repentance and he leads his family, including Sariah, Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi, into the wilderness.
The Book of Judges relates that Lehi was the site of an encampment by a Philistine army, [2] and the subsequent engagement with the Israelite leader Samson. [3] This encounter is famous for Samsons' use of a donkey's jawbone as a club, [4] and the name Ramath Lehi means Jawbone Hill.
The following prophets (or in some cases, simply people who kept the record and passed it to future generations) are those mentioned in the plates of Nephi (1 Nephi through Omni). Lehi 1, father of Laman 1, Lemuel, Nephi 1, Sam, Jacob 2, Joseph 2, and several daughters (c. 600 BC). [1] Nephi 1, third son of Lehi 1 (c. 600 BC). [2]
Laman and Lemuel are introduced as the two eldest sons of the prophet Lehi and his wife Sariah, and older brothers of Sam and Nephi. When Lehi announces that the family will flee Jerusalem, Lemuel and Laman "murmur" as they follow their father into the wilderness. Notably, their father names a river and a valley after Laman and Lemuel ...
The brass plates indicate that Lehi is a descendant of Joseph, the son of Jacob. The plates also contain the five books of Moses, the writings of Isaiah and other prophets. Lehi's sons return to Jerusalem once more to retrieve the family of Ishmael, [clarification needed] some of whom later become spouses for Lehi's children. [6] The vision of ...
In the Book of Mormon, Ishmael 1 (/ ˈ ɪ ʃ m əl,-m ɛ l /) [1] is the righteous friend of the prophet Lehi in Jerusalem. When Lehi takes his family into the wilderness, Lehi brings Ishmael and his family too. The daughters of Ishmael marry the sons of Lehi, but the sons of Ishmael join Laman and Lemuel in their rebellion against 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 ...
When Lehi's eldest son, Laman, meets with Laban, he refuses to give up the plates and attempts to have Laman killed. Later, the four sons of Lehi offer to trade Lehi's wealth (gold, silver, and much riches) for the plates. Laban instead robs them of their property and sends men to kill them.