Unit 2

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8 occurrences in 8 verses

1 Nephi 7:5, 15,

1 Nephi 8:8, 19, 20, 22, 24, 30

1 Nephi 7:5

And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the heart of Ishmael,

and also his household,

insomuch that they took their journey with us

down into the wilderness to the tent of our father.

1 Nephi 7:15

Now behold, I say unto you

that if ye will return unto Jerusalem ye shall also perish with them.

And now, if ye have choice, go up to the land,

and remember the words which I speak unto you,

that if ye go ye will also perish;

for thus the Spirit of the Lord constraineth me that I should speak.

1 Nephi 8:8

And after I had traveled for the space of many hours in darkness,

I began to pray unto the Lord that he would have mercy on me,

according to the multitude of his tender mercies.

1 Nephi 8:19

And I beheld a rod of iron,

and it extended along the bank of the river,

and led to the tree by which I stood.

1 Nephi 8:20

And I also beheld a strait and narrow path,

which came along by the rod of iron,

even to the tree by which I stood;

and it also led by the head of the fountain, unto a large and spacious field,

as if it had been a world.

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 8:24

And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward,

and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron;

and they did press forward through the mist of darkness,

clinging to the rod of iron,

even until they did come forth and partake of the fruit of the tree.

1 Nephi 8:30

But, to be short in writing, behold, he saw other multitudes pressing forward;

and they came and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron;

and they did press their way forward,

continually holding fast to the rod of iron,

until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree.