Article Title

A Note on the Name Nephi

Authors

John Gee

Keywords

Nephi, 1 Nephi, Book of Mormon studies

Abstract

The opening words of the Book of Mormon, "I, Nephi" (1 Nephi 1:10), raise an interesting issue: Are the "personal names contained in the story ... satisfactory for that period and region"? While an answer to that issue for all the names in the Book of Mormon still awaits investigation, we seem to be in a position to comment on the authenticity of the name Nephi.

Recommended Citation

Gee, John (1992) "A Note on the Name Nephi," Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 12: No. 6, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol12/iss6/4