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1 Nephi 12:6–7
KnoWhy #661
March 7, 2023
Why Are There Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon?
Tree of Life by Krista Maureen Jones
1 Nephi 12:16–17
KnoWhy #404
February 1, 2018
What Does an Ancient Book About Enoch Have to Do With Lehi’s Dream?
A deep wadi illustrating the great and terrible gulf in Lehi's dream
1 Nephi 12:18
KnoWhy #14
January 19, 2016
What was the Great and Terrible Gulf in Lehi’s Dream?
“The great and spacious building” via Gospel Media Library
1 Nephi 12:18
KnoWhy #546
January 17, 2020
What is the Significance of the Great and Spacious Building?
Image by Book of Mormon Central. Contains: Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus by Sebastiano del Piombo, ca. 1519 via Wikimedia Commons; World Map ca. 1689 via Wikimedia Commons; Photograph of the Book of Mormon by Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye.
1 Nephi 13:12
KnoWhy #547
January 23, 2020
Why Did Nephi Prophesy of Christopher Columbus?
Gutenberg Bible
1 Nephi 13:26
KnoWhy #15
January 20, 2016
Were Plain and Precious Doctrines Lost?
Photo of a bible by kiwihug via Unsplash.
1 Nephi 13:28
KnoWhy #628
January 18, 2022
Why Did Joseph Smith Produce a New Translation of the Bible?
Photo by Natalia Y on Unsplash
1 Nephi 13:39
KnoWhy #376
October 26, 2017
What Were the “Other Records” Nephi Saw in Vision?
The Church of the Lamb and the Church of the Devil
1 Nephi 14:10
KnoWhy #16
January 21, 2016
Are There Really Only Two Churches?
The Heavenly Court, the apse in St. Benedict Parish
1 Nephi 15:8
KnoWhy #17
January 22, 2016
How Did God Call His Prophets in Ancient Times?
Pondering God's Promise by Courtney Vander Veur Matz.Image via Church of Jesus Christ.
1 Nephi 15:18
KnoWhy #630
February 22, 2022
Why Did Abraham and Sarah Receive New Names and Tokens?
Assyrian relief of archers in battle
1 Nephi 15:24
KnoWhy #18
January 25, 2016
What are the “Fiery Darts of the Adversary” Spoken of by Nephi?
“Arco Roto” by Jorge Cocco
1 Nephi 16:18
KnoWhy #548
January 31, 2020
Why Did Nephi’s “Fine Steel” Bow Break?
Arco roto by Jorge Cocco
1 Nephi 16:23
KnoWhy #421
April 3, 2018
Why Did Nephi Include the Story of the Broken Bow?
Nahom Altar
1 Nephi 16:34
KnoWhy #19
January 26, 2016
Who Called Ishmael's Burial Place Nahom?
1 Nephi 17:5
KnoWhy #20
January 27, 2016
Why Would Nephi Call the Ocean "Irreantum"?
Aerial image of Kharfot, a likely location of Bountiful. Image from Lehi and Sariah in Arabia by Warren Aston
1 Nephi 17:5
KnoWhy #259
January 9, 2017
Has the Location of Nephi’s Bountiful Been Discovered?
An ancient Israelite stamp seal impression with a flying serpent. Photo of a Palestinian saw-scaled viper by Matthieu Berroneau.
1 Nephi 17:41
KnoWhy #646
September 13, 2022
Were There “Fiery Flying Serpents” along Lehi’s Trail?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
1 Nephi 17:41
KnoWhy #316
May 22, 2017
Why Did Nephi Say Serpents Could Fly?
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.
1 Nephi 17:43
KnoWhy #637
July 12, 2022
Why Did the Lord Allow Jerusalem to Be Destroyed?
Various Sailing Vessels in Antiquity
1 Nephi 18:8
KnoWhy #21
January 28, 2016
Did Ancient People Sail the Seas?
Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers by Ted Henninger
1 Nephi 18:18
KnoWhy #416
March 15, 2018
How Was Nephi Similar to Joseph of Egypt?
Image by Book of Mormon Central.
1 Nephi 18:25
KnoWhy #649
October 17, 2022
When Lehi’s Party Arrived in the Land, Did They Find Horses There?
Leaves of the Gold Plates
1 Nephi 19:1
KnoWhy #22
January 29, 2016
What Kind of Ore did Nephi Use to Make the Plates?
Lehi, Nephi, and Jacob Utilizing the Plates. Images via lds.org
1 Nephi 19:4
KnoWhy #444
June 26, 2018
How is the Phrase "Make a Record" an Evidence for the Book of Mormon?
Image by Matthieu Comoy
1 Nephi 19:7
KnoWhy #337
July 10, 2017
What Counts as Chiasmus?
Image via unsplash.com
1 Nephi 19:11
KnoWhy #313
May 15, 2017
Why Did Zenos Quote from Psalm 46 in His Prophecy of Christ’s Death?
Image via Pensacola Christian College
1 Nephi 19:22
KnoWhy #473
October 4, 2018
Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Quote Long Passages of Scripture?
The Book of Isaiah
1 Nephi 19:23
KnoWhy #23
February 1, 2016
How Might Isaiah 48-49 be "Likened" to Lehi's Family?
Isaiah's Servant as Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith
1 Nephi 21:3
KnoWhy #24
February 2, 2016
Who is the Servant of Isaiah 49/1 Nephi 21?
The Council of Nicea, fresco in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican.
1 Nephi 21:22
KnoWhy #44
March 1, 2016
What is the Day of the Gentiles?
Isaiah
1 Nephi 22:1
KnoWhy #25
February 3, 2016
Whom Did Nephi Quote in 1 Nephi 22?