Unit 2

Laman and

6 occurrences in 6 verses

1 Nephi 7:6, 8,

1 Nephi 8:4, 17, 35, 36

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 7:8

And now I, Nephi, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts,

therefore I spake unto them, saying,

yea, even unto Laman and unto Lemuel:

Behold ye are mine elder brethren,

and how is it that ye are so hard in your hearts, and so blind in your minds,

that ye have need that I, your younger brother, should speak unto you,

yea, and set an example for you?

1 Nephi 8:4

But behold, Laman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you;

for behold, methought I saw in my dream, a dark and dreary wilderness.

1 Nephi 8:17

And it came to pass that I was desirous

that Laman and Lemuel should come and partake of the fruit also;

wherefore, I cast mine eyes towards the head of the river,

that perhaps I might see them.

1 Nephi 8:35

And Laman and Lemuel partook not of the fruit, said my father.

1 Nephi 8:36

And it came to pass after my father had spoken

all the words of his dream or vision, which were many,

he said unto us,

because of these things which he saw in a vision,

he exceedingly feared for Laman and Lemuel;

yea, he feared lest they should be cast off from the presence of the Lord.