Unit 3

tree

11 occurrences in 8 verses

1 Nephi 10:12, 14,

1 Nephi 11:4, 7, 8, 9, 21, 25

1 Nephi 10:12

Yea, even my father spake much concerning the Gentiles,

and also concerning the house of Israel,

that they should be compared like unto an olive tree,

whose branches should be broken off

and should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.

1 Nephi 10:14

And after the house of Israel should be scattered

they should be gathered together again;

or, in fine, after the Gentiles had received the fulness of the Gospel,

the natural branches of the olive tree, or the remnants of the house of Israel,

should be grafted in, or come to the knowledge of the true Messiah,

their Lord and their Redeemer.

1 Nephi 11:4

And the Spirit said unto me:

Believest thou that thy father saw the tree of which he hath spoken?

1 Nephi 11:7

And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign,

that after thou hast beheld the tree

which bore the fruit which thy father tasted,

thou shalt also behold a man descending out of heaven,

and him shall ye witness;

and after ye have witnessed him

ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God.

1 Nephi 11:8

And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look!

And I looked and beheld a tree;

and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen;

and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty;

and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow.

1 Nephi 11:9

And it came to pass after I had seen the tree,

I said unto the Spirit:

I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree

which is precious above all.

1 Nephi 11:21

And the angel said unto me:

Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father!

Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?

1 Nephi 11:25

And it came to pass that I beheld

that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God,

which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life;

which waters are a representation of the love of God;

and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.