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Nephi's Psalm. Image by Book of Mormon Central
2 Nephi 4:16–17
KnoWhy #30
February 10, 2016
Is "Nephi's Psalm" Really a Psalm?
Girls Laughing via lds.org
2 Nephi 5:10
KnoWhy #347
August 2, 2017
How Do Commandments Bring Us Peace and Happiness?
"Joseph the Prophet Addressing the Lamanites" by H.R. Robinson via josephsmithpapers.org
2 Nephi 5:14
KnoWhy #486
November 20, 2018
Who Are the Lamanites?
The ruins of the island of Elephantine
2 Nephi 5:16
KnoWhy #31
February 11, 2016
Did Ancient Israelites Build Temples Outside of Jerusalem?
Salt Lake Temple via lds.org
2 Nephi 5:16
KnoWhy #309
May 5, 2017
What Does the Book of Mormon Teach about the Temple?
Collage of a photo of the Temple of the Bearded Man at Chichen Itza and a depiction of the temple of Solomon in Jerusalem by François Vatable.
2 Nephi 5:16
KnoWhy #716
February 9, 2024
How Are Some Ancient American Temples Similar to the Temple of Solomon?
Photo by Uğur Gürcüoğlu
2 Nephi 5:17
KnoWhy #365
September 19, 2017
How Can Honest Labor and Self-Reliance Bring Lasting Happiness?
Image generated via Midjourney.
2 Nephi 5:18
KnoWhy #717
February 13, 2024
Why Did Nephi’s People Want Him to Be a King?
Classic Maya polychrome vase from Dos Pilas showing people covered in black paint. Photo by Justin Kerr, Maya Vase Database.
2 Nephi 5:21
KnoWhy #718
February 14, 2024
What Is the “Skin of Blackness” in the Book of Mormon?
The Four Species used in the festivities of Sukkot
2 Nephi 6:4
KnoWhy #32
February 12, 2016
Did Jacob Refer to Ancient Israelite Autumn Festivals?
The Destruction of the Leviathan by Gustave Dore
2 Nephi 6:17
KnoWhy #277
February 20, 2017
Why Does Jacob Describe God as a Divine Warrior?
“The Empty Tomb” by Clark Kelley Price via lds.org
2 Nephi 9:6
KnoWhy #511
April 20, 2019
What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?
Christus by Bertel Thorvaldsen
2 Nephi 9:6
KnoWhy #33
February 15, 2016
When Does the Book of Mormon First Talk About the Plan of Salvation?
Jonah and the Whale by Pieter Lastman
2 Nephi 9:10
KnoWhy #34
February 16, 2016
Why Does Jacob Choose a “Monster” as a Symbol for Death and Hell?
The "Lake of Fire" from Spell 126 of the Book of the Dead via Universität Heidelberg
2 Nephi 9:16
KnoWhy #446
July 3, 2018
Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn that a Lake of Fire and Brimstone Awaits Sinners in the Afterlife?
The Passion of Yeshua
2 Nephi 9:27
KnoWhy #35
February 17, 2016
Why Does Jacob Declare so Many “Woes”?
Image via The Odyssey Online
2 Nephi 9:29
KnoWhy #487
November 22, 2018
What Role Should Scholarship Play in Studying the Book of Mormon?
Still Image from “Jacob Teaches of the Atonement of Jesus Christ” via Gospel Media Library
2 Nephi 9:35
KnoWhy #549
February 13, 2020
Why Did Jacob Condemn “Deliberately” Killing?
The Names of Jesus Christ, by Book of Mormon Central
2 Nephi 10:3
KnoWhy #36
February 18, 2016
Why Does an Angel Reveal the Name of Christ to Jacob?
“At the Waters of Babylon” by Gebhard Fugel. Public Domain Image.
2 Nephi 10:20
KnoWhy #719
February 20, 2024
How Did Jacob’s and Ezekiel’s Peoples Each Respond to Exile?
Image via Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture
2 Nephi 11:2
KnoWhy #38
February 22, 2016
What Vision Guides Nephi's Choice of Isaiah Chapters?
Christ revealing himself to the people of the New World. Image via sistereskanderl.com
2 Nephi 11:2–3
KnoWhy #37
February 19, 2016
Who Are the Witnesses of Christ in 2 Nephi?
Replica of the gold plates by David Baird.
2 Nephi 11:3
KnoWhy #592
January 21, 2021
Why Did Martin Want a View of the Plates in March 1829?
Book of Mormon Stories via lds.org
2 Nephi 11:3
KnoWhy #271
February 6, 2017
Why Did Nephi Use Chiasmus to Testify of Christ?
Image via lds.org
2 Nephi 11:4
KnoWhy #358
August 28, 2017
Does Chiasmus Prove Anything about the Book of Mormon?
Image by Anthony Sweat
2 Nephi 11:8
KnoWhy #39
February 23, 2016
Can Textual Studies Help Readers Understand the Isaiah Chapters in 2 Nephi?
Photo of Temple Square by Michael R. Ash (2015)
2 Nephi 12:2
KnoWhy #41
February 25, 2016
Has the Prophecy of the Lord's House Established in the Mountains been Fulfilled?
Light Bearers by Annie Henrie Nader. Image via AltusFineArt.com
2 Nephi 13:16–17
KnoWhy #550
February 18, 2020
Why Does Isaiah Prophesy of the Daughter of Zion?
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by David Roberts, 1850
2 Nephi 15:13, 15:25
KnoWhy #42
February 26, 2016
Why Do Early Nephite Prophets Speak about the Scattering of the Jews?
Laman and Lemuel struggled with pride, which kept them from fully accessing the Spirit. Image courtesy of Joseph Brickey.
2 Nephi 15:21
KnoWhy #48
March 7, 2016
How Does Nephi Use Isaiah to Teach Us to Avoid Pride?
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by David Roberts, 1850
2 Nephi 15:13, 15:25
KnoWhy #42
February 26, 2016
Why Do Early Nephite Prophets Speak about the Scattering of the Jews?
God on his throne surrounded by seraphim. Image by the Full of Eyes project at fullofeyes.com
2 Nephi 16:1–2
KnoWhy #645
September 6, 2022
Why Did Isaiah Refer to the Heavenly Hosts as “Seraphim”?