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Laban inspects the possessions of Lehi brought to him by Laman, Lemuel, Nephi, and Sam. Image courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
January 11, 2024
KnoWhy 709; 1 Nephi 3:3
Who Was Laban?
Lehi walks the streets of Jerusalem. Image courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
January 9, 2024
KnoWhy #708; 1 Nephi 1:4
Why Did Lehi Live in Jerusalem?
Peter teaches during the Jerusalem Council about God's injunction to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles. Screenshot from Bible Video of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
July 18, 2023
KnoWhy #680; Acts 15:5-6
Why Was the Jerusalem Council Important?
Left: Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt. Right: Lehi Prophesying in Jerusalem by Arnold Friberg.
October 20, 2022
KnoWhy 650; 1 Nephi 1:4
How Did Jeremiah’s and Lehi’s Ministries Reflect One Another?
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70. Painting by David Roberts, 1850 via Wikimedia Commons.
July 12, 2022
KnoWhy 637; 1 Nephi 17:43
Why Did the Lord Allow Jerusalem to Be Destroyed?
“New Star” via LDS Media Library
December 20, 2018
KnoWhy #495; 1 Nephi 3:9
Why Does the Book of Mormon Talk about a “Land of Jerusalem”?
Lehi Announces Departure by Owen Richardson
October 11, 2018
KnoWhy #475; 1 Nephi 10:4
When Did Lehi Leave Jerusalem?
Still Image from “Son of God”
September 4, 2018
KnoWhy #464; 1 Nephi 4:22
Who Were the “Elders of the Jews” Mentioned by Zoram?
“Jeremiah in Prison” by Robert T. Barrett
August 30, 2018
KnoWhy #463; 1 Nephi 7:14
How Could Nephi Have Known about Jeremiah’s Imprisonment?
“The Flight of the Prisoners,” by James Jacques Joseph Tissot
July 19, 2018
KnoWhy #451; 1 Nephi 2:13
Why Did Some in Lehi’s Time Believe that Jerusalem Could Not Be Destroyed?
Lehi Prophesying in Jerusalem via LDS Media Library
June 14, 2018
KnoWhy #441; 1 Nephi 1:4
Who Were the “Many Prophets” in Jerusalem During Lehi’s Time?
“Mosiah and Zarahemla” by James Fullmer
May 17, 2018
KnoWhy #434; Omni 1:19
Why Should Readers Pay Close Attention to the Mulekites?
Photo by Catherine McMahon on Unsplash
December 26, 2017
KnoWhy #393; Mormon 8:3
How Can the Book of Mormon Survivors Give Us Hope?
Mount Sinai, Egypt via lds.org
September 12, 2017
KnoWhy #363; 1 Nephi 2:12–13
How Can the Old Testament Covenants Help Us Understand the Book of Mormon?
Every Knee Shall Bow Every Tongue Confess by J. Kirk Richards
May 26, 2017
KnoWhy #318; 3 Nephi 29:2
What Did the Early Saints Learn about the Second Coming from the Book of Mormon?
Two images of Wadi Tayyib al-Ism via lds.org
March 13, 2017
KnoWhy #286; 1 Nephi 2:6
Have the Valley of Lemuel and the River Laman Been Found?
Moses and the Tablets by Jerry Harston via lds.org
January 30, 2017
KnoWhy #268; 2 Nephi 3:9-10
Why Is Lehi Depicted as Similar to Moses?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
January 18, 2017
KnoWhy #263; 1 Nephi 3:7
Why Did Nephi Believe the Lord Would Prepare a Way?
Lehi's Sons Offering Riches to Laban by Jerry Thompson
January 2, 2017
KnoWhy #256; 1 Nephi 4:18
Was Nephi’s Slaying of Laban Legal?
My Fathers House by Al Rounds
December 7, 2016
KnoWhy #247; Ether 13:3–6
Why Do the Prophets Speak of Multiple Jerusalems?
Mormon Bids Farewell to a Once Great Nation by Arnold Friberg
November 16, 2016
KnoWhy #232; Mormon 6:17
How Did Mormon React to Seeing His People Slain?
One of the Ketef Hinnom scrolls.
October 19, 2016
KnoWhy #212; 3 Nephi 19:25
Why Did Jesus Allude to the Priestly Blessing in Numbers 6?
The Good Shepherd via lds.org
October 12, 2016
KnoWhy #207; 3 Nephi 15:21; cf. John 10:16
Why Did Jesus Say That There Were “Other Sheep” Who Would Hear His Voice?
Joseph Smith received the gold plates as prophesied by Nephi. Image via lds.org
March 11, 2016
KnoWhy #52; 2 Nephi 26:16; cf. Isaiah 29:4
Why Does Nephi Use Isaiah 29 as Part of His Own Prophecy?
Photo of Temple Square by Michael R. Ash (2015)
February 25, 2016
KnoWhy #41; 2 Nephi 12:2; Isaiah 2:2
Has the Prophecy of the Lord's House Established in the Mountains been Fulfilled?
The ruins of the island of Elephantine
February 11, 2016
KnoWhy #31; 2 Nephi 5:16
Did Ancient Israelites Build Temples Outside of Jerusalem?
Lehi Offers Sacrifice in the Wilderness
January 12, 2016
KnoWhy #9; 1 Nephi 7:22
How Could Lehi Offer Sacrifices Outside of Jerusalem?
Walls of Jerusalem
January 8, 2016
KnoWhy #7; 1 Nephi 4:4
Did Jerusalem Have Walls Around It?
Satelite image of Israel
January 7, 2016
KnoWhy #6; 1 Nephi 3:4
Why Does Nephi Always Go Down to the Wilderness and Up to Jerusalem?