Article Title

New Book Offers Views of Jerusalem as Lehi Knew It

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Keywords

Nephi, Lamanites, Jerusalem, anthology, Bible

Abstract

Nephi and his brothers referred to Jerusalem as “that great city” (1 Nephi 2:13). Their opposing views about it became a point of contention that tore Lehi’s family in two, and their memories of it influenced the cultural perspective of their descendants in the New World for dozens of generations. The people known as Lamanites longed after it as a lost paradise and named one of their lands of settlement in its honor (Alma 21:1). Among the Nephites it exemplified the dire consequences of unbelief (Helaman 8:20). But what was the Jerusalem of Lehi’s day really like?

Recommended Citation

(2003) "New Book Offers Views of Jerusalem as Lehi Knew It," Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 23: No. 6, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol23/iss6/1