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What are the Origins of Lehi's Understanding of the Fall?
"Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy."2 Nephi 2:25The KnowSeveral important doctrines that are incomplete or ambiguous in the Bible are taught with clarity and detail in...
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Should 2 Nephi 1:1 - 4:12 Be Called the "Testament of Lehi"?
“And now, Joseph, my last-born, whom I have brought out of the wilderness of mine afflictions, may the Lord bless thee forever, for thy seed shall not utterly be destroyed.”2 Nephi 3:3The KnowAfter...
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Is "Nephi's Psalm" Really a Psalm?
Behold, my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord; and my heart pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard. Nevertheless, notwithstanding the great goodness of the Lord, in...
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Did Ancient Israelites Build Temples Outside of Jerusalem?
“And I, Nephi, did build a temple”2 Nephi 5:16The KnowSome time after their arrival in the New World, Nephi and his followers separated themselves from the Lamanites and established a small community...
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Did Jacob Refer to Ancient Israelite Autumn Festivals?
“And now, behold, I would speak unto you concerning things which are, and which are to come; wherefore, I will read you the words of Isaiah”2 Nephi 6:4The KnowNephi consecrated his brother Jacob to the...
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When Does the Book of Mormon First Talk About the Plan of Salvation?
“For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the merciful plan of the great Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection, and the resurrection must needs come unto man by reason of the...
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Why Does Jacob Choose a “Monster” as a Symbol for Death and Hell?
O how great the goodness of our God, who prepareth a way for our escape from the grasp of this awful monster; yea, that monster, death and hell, which I call the death of the body, and also the death...
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Why Does Jacob Declare so Many “Woes”?
“But wo unto him that has the law given, yea, that has all the commandments of God, like unto us, and that transgresseth them, and that wasteth the days of his probation, for awful is his state!”2...
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Why Does an Angel Reveal the Name of Christ to Jacob?
“Wherefore, as I said unto you, it must needs be expedient that Christ—for in the last night the angel spake unto me that this should be his name—should come among the Jews”2 Nephi 10:3The KnowThe Book...
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Who Are the Witnesses of Christ in 2 Nephi?
“And now I, Nephi, write more of the words of Isaiah … for he verily saw my Redeemer, even as I have seen him. And my brother, Jacob, also has seen him as I have seen him; wherefore, I will send their...
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What Vision Guides Nephi's Choice of Isaiah Chapters?
“And now I, Nephi, write more of the words of Isaiah, for my soul delighteth in his words. For I will liken his words unto my people, and I will send them forth unto all my children, for he verily saw...
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Can Textual Studies Help Readers Understand the Isaiah Chapters in 2 Nephi?
“And now I write some of the words of Isaiah”2 Nephi 11:8The KnowThe Isaiah quotations in the Book of Mormon follow, to a large extent, word-for-word the King James Translation. What might this tell us...
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How Did Nephi Read Isaiah as a Witness of Christ’s Coming?
“Therefore, the Lord himself shall give you a sign—Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”2 Nephi 17:14; Isaiah 7:14The KnowThe framework of Nephi’s...
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Has the Prophecy of the Lord's House Established in the Mountains been...
“And it shall come to pass in the last days, when the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow...
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Why Do Early Nephite Prophets Speak about the Scattering of the Jews?
“Therefore, my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge … Therefore, is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and...
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Why Did Lehi "Suppose" the Existence of Satan?
“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!”2 Nephi 24:12; Isaiah 14:12The KnowThe Book of Mormon includes a stark portrayal of Satan, or the devil as he is more commonly called in...
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What is the Day of the Gentiles?
“Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon...
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Did Interactions with "Others" Influence Nephi's Selection of Isaiah?
"For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land; and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob"2 Nephi...
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What Do Nephi and Isaiah Say about the End Times?
“Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.”2 Nephi 23:6; Isaiah 13:6The KnowAs already discussed, much can be gained by comparing the themes in the...
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How Does Nephi Help Us Understand Isaiah?
“The words of Isaiah are not plain unto you, nevertheless they are plain unto all those that are filled with the spirit of prophecy”2 Nephi 25:4The KnowAfter his extensive quotation of Isaiah 2–14 (2...
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