Lehi was creating in joseph and in his posterity a. It was a record that mormon had abridged from the plates of lehi. What should be detectable is if lehi s party takes up a majority of those 2100 slots in the pedigree chart. Over and over again mormon says that he is writing the book to his brethren.
Book of mormon lehi was a descendant of manasseh alma 10. Are lehis descendants hearing the words of their ancestors through the book of mormon. Book of mormon genealogy chart panel 1 book of mormon. Lehi in the book of mormon, was a descendant of manasseh, the son of joseph. Lehi and his wife sariah, and his four sons, being called, beginning at the eldest laman, lemuel, sam, and nephi. And great were the covenants of the lord which he made unto joseph 2 ne. The only descendants remaining from lehi are the lamanites, the ancestors of the native americans.
Book of mormon, 1837, page 17 the joseph smith papers. Since the early 1850s mormons speculated that polynesians were also descendants of lehi. Lehi, joseph, and the kingdom of israel interpreter. Oct 15, 2010 as a descendant of joseph, through manasseh, lehi s writings cannot be overlooked either. An egyptian linguistic component in book of mormon names. When the lord speaks of his mouth is he referring figuratively to joseph smith who translated the book of mormon. And thus my father, lehi, did discover the genealogy of his fathers. However, it is not necessary for all or even most native americans to be descended from abraham. He prophesies that josephs posterity will not be destroyed, for they shall hearken to the book of. His worthiness allowed him to commune with the lord, to receive through revelation a prophetic view of the divine plan of happiness for mankind, to act as a witness of the divinity of the messiah, to powerfully teach gospel principles.
Since lehi is the only figure in the book of mormon called our father, this designation appears to be a unique reference to lehi s patriarchal position at the head of nephite civilization, society, and religion. Lehi is the prominent and dominant figure in the opening of the book of mormon record. There is also some interesting information about joseph smiths dna and showing he is of irish descent. Criticism of mormonismbooksthe book of lehi fairmormon. Some have wondered how lehi, a faithful israelite, could not have previously known this. Nevertheless some lds general authorities have made such an attempt.
Jan 20, 2010 book of mormon, joseph smith 4 comments. And it came to pass that my father lehi also found upon the plates of brass, a genealogy of his fathers. Book of mormon, first nephi, 5 religionwiki fandom. Lehis landing place book of mormon archaeological forum.
And it came to pass that my father, lehi, also found upon the plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers. And laban also was a descendant of joseph, wherefore he and his fathers had kept the records. In this episode brian hales interviews don bradley about his decadeslong research into missing parts of book of mormon narrative. Many have wondered where this land of promise might be physically located in the americas. These pages, which had not been copied, were lost by smiths scribe, martin harris, during the summer of 1828 and are presumed to have been destroyed. Since the book of mormon makes clear that lehi was a descendant of manasseh, brother of ephraim, it is less than straight forward to identify it as the stick of ephraim.
The book of mormon is sometimes referred to as the stick of joseph ezekiel 37. After joseph smith finished the book of mormon, he produced the book of moses, which gives an account of the compact between cain and the devil. Sariah complains against lehiboth rejoice over the return of their sonsthey offer sacrificesthe plates of brass contain writings of moses and the prophetsthey identify lehi as a descendant of josephlehi prophesies concerning his seed and the preservation of the plates. Hence latterday saints often refer to the descendants of this group of people as mulekites, although the book of mormon never uses the term.
And laban also was a descendant of joseph, wherefore he and his fathers. For the past 175 years the mormon church has taught that native americans from alaska to argentina were direct descendants of the book of mormon lamanites. Around 600 bc, in the commencement of the first year of the reign of zedekiah, king of judah 1 nephi 1. Jul 01, 2011 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints mormon church teaches that the literary work dictated by joseph smith known as the book of mormon is an ancient historical record that recounts the origins of native american peoples. The initial statement in the book of mormon is found in 1 nephi 18. And now when my father saw all these things, he was filled with the spirit, and began to prophesy concerning his seed. Lehi was a descendant of manasseh, the son of joseph. Lehi discovered that he was a descendant of josephs son manasseh. We know from moronis statements to joseph smith that the book of mormon is a record of the ancient inhabitants of this country meaning the united states, and of this continent, meaning the american continent, but that says nothing about where lehi s group originally landed. This chart shows the lineage of lehi and approximate life spans of him and his descendants, from nephi to amaleki, who were responsible for keeping the historical and doctrinal records of their people.
Lehis son, nephi, mentions having sisters in his writings. The book of mormon is a work of fiction that contradicts the bible. This plain abridgment of the record of lehi answers several questions about the origin of the book of mormon. Over and over again mormon says that he is writing the book to his brethren the lamanites. Jacob was the fifth son of lehi and sariah and the elder of the two sons born. This has been done in both official and unofficial contexts. His ministry, as recounted in the book of mormon, demonstrates four. How was lehis lineage traced in the book of mormon as. Lehi treated him like a son, but he appears to have always sided with the. He also reveals that joseph of egypt prophesied of joseph. Since the book of mormon makes clear that lehi was a descendant of manasseh, brother of ephraim alma 10. Yes, we do believe that some native americans are descendants of abraham. Although joseph smith was of the blood of ephraim, it was not through lehis descendants, but from the blood of ephraim scattered thoughout the nations, as is the case with most of the other members of the church.
Lehi the book of mormon wiki fandom powered by wikia. Jews for judaism does bible prophesy book of mormon. This is important to know because lehi is prophesying about his own son, not joseph smith. The house of joseph sometimes referred to as the tribe of joseph is a designation applied by members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints to the ancient birthright tribe of the house of israel as spoken of in the old testament, made up of the tribes of ephraim and manasseh. Groups of migrating hebrews left israel, traveled to the americas and. Jan 20, 2010 the first one he speaks to is his son joseph, his last born, who was born in the wilderness after their departure from jerusalem. In the book of mormon, the prophet lehi lived around 600 bc. But since the book of moses is also a part of genesis in joseph smiths translation of the bible, it should have. Yusuf is a priest, and a youngest brother of the prophets nephi and jacob. Dear gramps, in a recent priesthood lesson, we were discussing the lineage discussed in 2 nephi where lehi was prophesying to his young son joseph in which a choice seer would descend from the lineage of joseph of egypt, which we know today would be joseph smith, jr. Summary of 1 nephi the first book of nephi can be broken down into six sections below. The record contained the books of moses, many prophetic writings including isaiah, and the genealogy of the tribe of joseph. Book of mormon genealogy chart lehi a descendant of joseph through manasseh laban sariah ishmael a descendant of ephriam laman wife of ishmael eve devil lucifer, satan lemuel sam nephi zedekiah king of judah lamb of god jesus christ zoram servant of laban daughter of ishmael daughter of ishmael daughter of ishmael daughter of ishmael jacob.
Lehis testimony to joseph and joseph of egypts life as. Lehi was a prophet who preached in jerusalem and left with his family for america prior to the destruction of jerusalem by the babylonians. Lehi testifies of the importance of scripture 1 nephi 5. Book of mormon, 1830, page 16 the joseph smith papers. Under normal circumstances it is genetically impossible for the numbers of people mentioned in the book of mormon to stem from two families lehi and ishmael in such a short period of time. His heritage stretched back to joseph in egypt, although he apparently had not known this before that time.
Smith, joseph on correctness of book of mormon, 1 proved a true prophet by book of mormon, 3 received gold plates, 11 and translation of book of mormon, 9, 10 as translator of book of mormon, 4, 5 sorenson, john l. Perhaps a better question is, does the book of mormon allow for people being in the promised land when lehi arrived. And great were the covenants of the lord which he made unto joseph. Historically, latterday saint leaders have identified the range of north and south america as the land of promise, as well as the land of zion. Lehis ancestors from the tribe of manasseh were likely refugees who had fled from the. But the book of mormon clearly substantiates that the promise was unto lehi and his son nephi concerning the. Laman, lemuel, sam, nephi, jacob, joseph, and unnamed daughters.
Sariah may have descended from ephraim, the son of joseph. In the book of mormon, lehi had sons named nephi, jacob, and joseph. For behold, laban hath the record of the jews and also a genealogy of my forefathers, and they are engraven upon plates of brass. In several instances, nephi described himself and his people as jews. Nephi said that lehi found upon the plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers. The book of mormon frequently identifies itself as a record of josephs children, with the ancient prophet lehi hebrew le. We welcome our panel of illustrious guests today on the question as to where in the promised land lehi and his colony landed. Joseph the son of lehi, and joseph smith though are both descendants of joseph who was sold into egypt. Many years later i was in a book of mormon class at byu taught by.
In the first vision in 1820, he saw heavenly father and jesus christ. This we learn from the prophet joseph smith, but it is not so stated in the book of mormon. Ever since he was a youngster, dons wondered about the content of the 116 pages of the book of lehi transcript that martin harris lost in 1828. Each bar on the chart represents an individual record keepers life. The lost 116 pages were the original manuscript pages of what joseph smith, founder of the latter day saint movement, said was the translation of the book of lehi, the first portion of the golden plates revealed to him by an angel in 1827. To the inside front cover are affixed four clippings of descriptions of different versions of first edition copies of the book of mormon and of an 1854 edition of the doctrine and covenants, along with a clipping describing the origin of the text of the book of mormon and a bookplate of the shepard book company of salt lake city, utah. How can joseph smith be a descendant of joseph son of lehi when joseph smith was of. It details the strengths and weaknesses of dna research and how it relates to the historicity of the book of mormon as being a second witness of jesus christ. Donl peterson was a professor of ancient scripture at brigham young university when this was published. While in the wilderness, jacob and joseph were born. Lehi was of the house of joseph through his son manasseh alma 10.
Oct 02, 2019 click to enlarge whoever has read the book of mormon carefully will have learned that the remnants of the house of joseph dwelt upon the american continent. But lehi s genes will only make up around a 10millionth of the genetic endowment of this population. We are also told that the records kept by lehi, nephi and their descendants comprises the. The chapter deals with lehi blessing joseph specifically. It is true that lehi was a descendant of manasseh alma 10. According to the book of mormon, aminadi was a descendant of nephi, who was the son of lehi, who came out of the land of jerusalem, who was a descendant of manasseh, who was the son of joseph, who was sold into egypt by the hands of his brothers alma 10. The patriarch and prophet lehi led his family from jerusalem to the western hemisphere about 600 b.
Since the book of mormon claims that this individual, lehi, was an israelite the. According to the first book of nephi, lehi received a revelation that he was to leave with his family to avoid the imminent destruction of jerusalem around 600 bc. Lehi discovered that he was a descendant of josephs son manasseh when he read this in the brass plates that contained his genealogy 1 nephi 5. Some have thought that the term jew is out of place in the book of mormon, based on the assumption that it was only used after the jewish exile which ended around 537 b. Being obedient, lehi left with his wife, sariah, and his sons, laman, lemuel, nephi, sam. He was married to sariah, with whom he had several children.
Joseph smith began with the book of lehi when he was translating the book of mormon. The original book of lehi, which was translated by joseph smith in 1828, was stolen and became lost from the book of mormon. Mormon is by his own admission he should know since he kept his own genealogy a direct descendant of lehi, and he wrote the book of mormon. The house of joseph is a designation applied by members of the.
Do mormons believe that native americans are descendants. Book of mormon peoples the encyclopedia of mormonism. The title page itself declares that it was written to the lamanites. He then set forth joseph smiths mission of bringing forth the book of mormon, prophesying that a cry from the dust would summon lehi s seed 2 ne. Lehi finishes quoting joseph of egypt at this point v.
He translated and published the book of mormon several years later, just as joseph of egypt said he would see 2 nephi 3. Sariah complains against lehi both rejoice over the return of their sonsthey offer sacrificesthe plates of brass contain writings of moses and the prophetsthey identify lehi as a descendant of joseph lehi prophesies concerning his seed and the preservation of the plates. This would require that joseph smith be a descendant of lehi. In the first book of the book of mormon, first nephi, lehi and nephi lead their family out of jerusalem, and across the sea to the promised land the americas. Laban is a man mentioned in the first book of nephi as keeper of the brass plates in jerusalem about 600 b. The book of mormon describes a land of promise given to lehi and his posterity by the lord. The book of mormon begins with the story of a family. Sariah, his wife, carried many heavy responsibilities as she left their home, belongings, and friends to journey into an uncertain future. Lehi and his family are descendants of joseph 1 nephi 6. Lee hy was a prophet who lived in jerusalem during the reign of king zedekiah approximately 600 bc. He tells his son joseph that he, lehi, was a descendant of joseph who was sold into egypt. The book, who are the children of lehi, gives an objective analysis of dna tracking as it relates to the book of mormon and the different peoples of the americas. As you begin your reading of the book of mormon, put yourself in nephis place.
After more than a century of speculation about whether lds church founder joseph smith had children with any of his plural wives, a local geneticist said he recently has crossed two such purported descendants off the list of potential candidates. Lehi was an israelite of the tribe of manasseh, and father to nephi, another prominent prophet in the book of mormon. Contradictions in christopher nemelkas book of lehi. Lehi, a book of mormon prophet, explains his lineage to his son joseph, which lineage includes joseph of egypt. May be lehi the son of zoram servant of ammoron brought an epistle to moroni m. The book of mormon states that lehi was a descendant of joseph in egypt. And mosiah was a direct descendent of zoram, the servant of laban who delivered the brass plates unto nephi and his brethren. Apr 21, 2017 book of mormon lehi was a descendant of manasseh alma 10.
Nephi records that jacob and his younger brother, joseph, grieved. Hebrew prophet who led his followers to promised land lehi was a descendant of joseph through the lineage of manasseh. As to the fact that this question comes out of a class on book of mormon historyancestry, i think the churchs policy is extremely unfair given the millions of converts in central and latin america who are taught that they are the literal descendants of lehi. Why didnt joseph smith translate the book of mormon right the first time. Lehi specifically says of this, 4 for behold, thou art the fruit of my loins. The original book of lehi, which was translated by joseph smith in 1828, was stolen and became. Book of mormon genealogy chart panel 1 lehi a descendant of joseph through manasseh laban sariah ishmael a descendant of ephriam laman wife of ishmael eve devil lucifer, satan lemuel sam nephi zedekiah king of judah lamb of god jesus christ zoram servant of laban daughter of ishmael daughter of ishmael daughter of ishmael daughter of. When lehi is speaking to his son, joseph, he states. But because the chief role soon shifts to nephi, the reader may be prone to overlook the importance and personality of this great prophet and patriarch who was the original founder of the nephite nation. He then tells of the promises given to joseph who was sold into egypt. Lehi was a descendant of manasseh, the son of joseph, the son of jacob alma 10. Are lehi s descendant s hearing the words of their ancestors through the book of mormon. Since that time they have simply been referred to as the lost 116 manuscript pages.