His reign and ministry usually referred to as first nephi or 1 nephi, is the first book of the book of mormon and one of four books with the name nephi. He was the son of lehi, a prophet, founder of the nephite people, and author of the first two. The first author was the prophet nephi, who left jerusalem with. We are a nonprofit organization supported by people like you. Second nephi, the second subdivision of the book of mormon. The lord warns lehi to depart out of the land of jerusalem, because he prophesieth unto the people concerning their iniquity and they seek to destroy his life. The book of mormon is actually a collection of histories passed down from one writer to another. Small plates of nephi, part of the source material for the book of mormon. First nephi, the first subdivision of the book of mormon. Historian dan vogel notes that in the book of mormon, the land of lehi nephi was a region where limhis people had been kept captive before rebelling and escaping.
Book of mormon an account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi wherefore, it is an abridgment of the record of the people of nephi, and also of the lamaniteswritten to the lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of israel. In many cases, the biblical quotations in the englishlanguage book of mormon, are close, or identical to the equivalent sections of the kjv. If you love the book of mormon, consider donating to book of mormon central and becoming part of this exciting movement. In the first book of nephi in the book of mormon, bountiful is described as a lush land on the coast containing much fruit and also wild honey where lehi and his party settle temporarily before building their ship 1 nephi 17. Nephi was the fourth of six sons of lehi and sariah. An account of lehi and his wife sariah, and his four sons, being called, beginning at the eldest laman, lemuel, sam, and nephi. Book of mormon, 1830, page 0 the joseph smith papers.
Nephi is one of the central figures described in the book of mormon. Title page page i copyright page page ii preface page iii the first book of nephi. Neefy is one of the central figures described in 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. Third nephi, the eleventh subdivision of the book of mormon. Fourth nephi, the twelfth subdivision of the book of mormon. The book of mormon the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Thus adopting the name anti nephi lehi was a way of symbolizing their own rebellion against traditional lamanite ways, or becoming antilamanite. After the ship is completed, lehis party departs bountiful and sails to the americas. He finds the placed some mormons believe nephi may have cut off labans head.