Nephi (disambiguation)
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Nephi is the name of several people, places, and books associated with the Book of Mormon.
[edit] People
(Numbered according to the index to the LDS edition of the Book of Mormon):
- Nephi1, son of Lehi; prophet and founder of the Nephites.
- Nephi2, son of Helaman; a Nephite missionary.
- Nephi3, son of Nephi2; one of the 12 Nephite disciples of Christ.
- Nephi4, son of Nephi3; namesake of the Fourth Book of Nephi and author of its first 18 verses.
- any of various Nephite kings who used "Nephi" as a name-title analogous to the way Roman Emperors used "Caesar" (see Jacob 1:11).
- according to some accounts, the name of an angel (more usually identified as Moroni) who appeared to Joseph Smith, Jr.
[edit] Places
- the Land of Nephi in the Book of Mormon named after Nephi1. It was sometimes also called the Land of Lehi-Nephi. Mosiah 7:1-2
- the City of Nephi, the most prominent city in the Land of Nephi.
- Nephi, Utah, a modern city named after the Nephi(es) of the Book of Mormon.
[edit] Books
- the First Book of Nephi and Second Book of Nephi, the first two books of the Book of Mormon, both written by Nephi1.
- the Third Nephi, the eleventh book of the Book of Mormon, written by Nephi3.
- the Fourth Nephi, the twelfth book of the Book of Mormon, written by Nephi4 and his descendants.
- the Small Plates of Nephi, a book made of metal plates begun by Nephi1 and continued by several other authors, from which the first six books of the Book of Mormon were translated
- the Large Plates of Nephi, a book made of metal plates begun by Nephi1 and continued by several other authors, of which most of the Book of Mormon is an abridgment and translation.
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