I know without doubt jesus jeshua is messiah and that book of mormon istrue. As you begin your reading of the book of mormon, put yourself in nephis place. Beit lehi or house of lehi near jerusalem beit lehi is a buried city just a few miles southwest of jerusalem, and is currently under excavation. Secrets of a lost village of ancient israel come to light. Watch the first video in the book of mormon series church news. According to the book of mormon, lehi was a prophet who lived in jerusalem during the reign of king zedekiah approximately 600 bc. One of his main conclusions was that the name of the site was beit lei, not lehi, which was arabic for twisted or bent and not hebrew for jaw or cheekbone. Theories developed about how the book of mormon prophet lehi and his family. Beit lehi means house of the jawbone and may refer to the biblical site at which samson slew a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. See kevin barney, antinephilehies, by common consent. In both, the commandment reads, get this people out of. For suggested ways to teach the scripture account, see teaching from the scriptures, p.
The prophet lehi s ancestors had moved to judah from israel and lived at the beit lehi site, perhaps in a city of lehi where the ruins at khirbet beit lei now sit. According to the book of mormon, the antinephilehies. Why did converted lamanites call themselves antinephi. Antimormonism blacks and the church book of mormon archeology genetics historical authenticity.
Secrets of a lost village of ancient israel come to light israel21c. According to the book of mormon, the antinephilehies were an ethnic group of lamanites formed around 90 bc. Lehi was an israelite of the tribe of manasseh, and father to nephi, another prominent prophet in the book of mormon. As has already been noted, the archeologist jeffery chadwick studied this topic and concluded that beit lehi was not the home of the book of mormon lehi.
Teach the account of how the anti nephi lehies honored their covenants from alma 2324. After their conversion, these people, who were also called the. 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. Leehy was a prophet who lived in jerusalem during the reign of king zedekiah approximately 600 bc. The term khirbet beit lei means ruin of beit lehi according to their translation. Seven uvu students and three faculty spent 10 days at beit lehi, an archaeological site near jerusalem dating back to 600 b. Josephus recounts how, during the time of the great revolt against rome 66 70 ad, a group of jewish rebels escaped to a village by this name.
Josephus recounts how, during the time of the great revolt against rome 6670 ad, a group of jewish rebels escaped to a village by this name. In the first book of the book of mormon, first nephi, lehi and nephi lead their family out of jerusalem, and across. Eventually they changed their name to the people of ammon, or ammonites. A few thoughts on antinephilehi adventures in restoration. There are some very interesting possible correlations with this site and the home of lehi in the book of mormon. Antinephilehies the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. An actor plays the part of the prophet lehi in the book of mormon video. Maxwell institute article entitled khirbet beit lei and the book of mormon. It received its name from the bedouin arabs who reside in the area. Why did book of mormon prophets discourage nephitelamanite intermarriage. In 1974, the ensign magazine published an article on beit lei titled archaeology reveals old testament history. Excavations at beit lehibeit loya reveal a previously unexplored.
His death caused many to murmur against lehi and nephi see 1 ne. House of lehi found near jerusalem book of mormon evidence. Lehi s ancestors moved to jerusalem from beit lehi at the time the assyrians were destroying all the other cities of judah 701 bc. The language that is used when the lord commands the antinephilehies to leave the lamanite lands and go to the nephite lands is identical in parts to an earlier section in the book of mormon where a prophet alma is commanded to take his group of nephite slaves out of the lamanite lands. On the nature of the lamanite curse, see book of mormon central, what does it mean to be a white and delightsome people.
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