Unit 2

in the

14 occurrences in 14 verses



1 Nephi 6:1,

1 Nephi 7:1, 4, 6, 7, 16,

1 Nephi 8:2, 3, 22, 23, 26, 27, 32,

1 Nephi 9:1



1 Nephi 6:1

And now I, Nephi, do not give the genealogy of my fathers in this part of my record;

neither at any time shall I give it after upon these plates which I am writing;

for it is given in the record which has been kept by my father;

wherefore, I do not write it in this work.



1 Nephi 7:1

And now I would that ye might know, that

after my father, Lehi, had made an end of prophesying concerning his seed,

it came to pass that the Lord spake unto him again, saying

that it was not meet for him, Lehi,

that he should take his family into the wilderness alone;

but that his sons should take daughters to wife,

that they might raise up seed unto the Lord in the land of promise.



1 Nephi 7:4

And it came to pass that we went up unto the house of Ishmael,

and we did gain favor in the sight of Ishmael,

insomuch that we did speak unto him the words of the Lord.



1 Nephi 7:6

And it came to pass that as we journeyed in the wilderness,

behold Laman and Lemuel, and two of the daughters of Ishmael,

and the two sons of Ishmael and their families, did rebel against us;

yea, against me, Nephi, and Sam,

and their father, Ishmael, and his wife, and his three other daughters.



1 Nephi 7:7

And it came to pass in the which rebellion,

they were desirous to return unto the land of Jerusalem.



1 Nephi 7:16

And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these words unto my brethren,

they were angry with me.

And it came to pass that they did lay their hands upon me,

for behold, they were exceedingly wroth,

and they did bind me with cords,

for they sought to take away my life,

that they might leave me in the wilderness to be devoured by wild beasts.



1 Nephi 8:2

And it came to pass that while my father tarried in the wilderness

he spake unto us, saying:

Behold, I have dreamed a dream;

or, in other words, I have seen a vision.



1 Nephi 8:3

And behold, because of the thing which I have seen,

I have reason to rejoice in the Lord because of Nephi and also of Sam;

for I have reason to suppose

that they, and also many of their seed, will be saved.



1 Nephi 8:22

And it came to pass that they did come forth,

and commence in the path which led to the tree.



1 Nephi 8:23

And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness;

yea, even an exceedingly great mist of darkness,

insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lose their way,

that they wandered off and were lost.



1 Nephi 8:26

And I also cast my eyes round about,

and beheld, on the other side of the river of water, a great and spacious building;

and it stood as it were in the air, high above the earth.



1 Nephi 8:27

And it was filled with people, both old and young, both male and female;

and their manner of dress was exceedingly fine;

and they were in the attitude of mocking and pointing their fingers

towards those who had come at and were partaking of the fruit.



1 Nephi 8:32

And it came to pass that many were drowned in the depths of the fountain;

and many were lost from his view, wandering in strange roads.



1 Nephi 9:1

And all these things did my father see, and hear, and speak,

as he dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel,

and also a great many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates.