Tag: Nephi
Nephi ( /ˈniːfaɪ/ NEE-fy) is one of the main characters of the Book of Mormon. He was the son of Lehi, a prophet, founder of the Nephite people, and author of the first two books of the Book of Mormon, First and Second Nephi.
Nephi was the fourth of six sons of Lehi and Sariah. Nephi and his family lived in Jerusalem, circa 600 BC, during the reign of King Zedekiah, until Lehi was commanded by God to take his family and flee into the wilderness. Until their flight, Nephi’s father had been prophesying the impending destruction and captivity of Jerusalem by the armies of Babylon.
Nephi also mentions having sisters, though he does not mention their names or birth orders.
Nephi and his family left Jerusalem and traveled for three days into the wilderness before his father stopped, in a valley by a river, near the Red Sea. Lehi then sent Nephi and his sons back to Jerusalem twice; the first time to get the brass plates and the second to bring Ishmael’s family.
A powerful man named Laban…
