Unit 1
into the wilderness
11 occurrences in 10 verses
1 Nephi 2:2, 4,
1 Nephi 3:4, 27,
1 Nephi 4:34, 35, 36, 38,
1 Nephi 5:1, 8
1 Nephi 2:2
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, even in a dream,
that he should take his family and depart into the wilderness.
1 Nephi 2:4
And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness.
And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance,
and his gold, and his silver, and his precious things,
and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and provisions, and tents,
and departed into the wilderness.
1 Nephi 3:4
Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me
that thou and thy brothers should go unto the house of Laban,
and seek the records, and bring them down hither into the wilderness.
1 Nephi 3:27
And it came to pass that we fled into the wilderness,
and the servants of Laban did not overtake us,
and we hid ourselves in the cavity of a rock.
1 Nephi 4:34
And I also spake unto him, saying:
Surely the Lord hath commanded us to do this thing;
and shall we not be diligent in keeping the commandments of the Lord?
Therefore, if thou wilt go down into the wilderness to my father
thou shalt have place with us.
1 Nephi 4:35
And it came to pass that Zoram did take courage at the words which I spake.
Now Zoram was the name of the servant;
and he promised that he would go down into the wilderness unto our father.
Yea, and he also made an oath unto us
that he would tarry with us from that time forth.
1 Nephi 4:36
Now we were desirous that he should tarry with us for this cause,
that the Jews might not know concerning our flight into the wilderness,
lest they should pursue us and destroy us.
1 Nephi 4:38
And it came to pass that we took the plates of brass and the servant of Laban,
and departed into the wilderness, and journeyed unto the tent of our father.
1 Nephi 5:1
And it came to pass that after we had come down
into the wilderness unto our father,
behold, he was filled with joy,
and also my mother, Sariah, was exceedingly glad,
for she truly had mourned because of us.
1 Nephi 5:8
And she spake, saying:
Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath commanded
my husband to flee into the wilderness;
yea, and I also know of a surety
that the Lord hath protected my sons,
and delivered them out of the hands of Laban,
and given them power whereby they could accomplish the thing
which the Lord hath commanded them.
And after this manner of language did she speak.
