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Lesson 4-1: A Comparison of Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision
Title
Lesson 4-1: A Comparison of Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision
Publication Type
Chart
Year of Publication
2023
Authors
Welch, John W. (Primary), Welch, Greg (Primary), and Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye (Primary)
Number
4-1
Publisher
Scripture Central
City
Springville, UT
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Bibliographic Citation
Welch, John W., Welch, Greg, and Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye. "Lesson 4-1: A Comparison of Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision", Vol. 4-1.
Springville, UT: Scripture Central, 2023.
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Abstract
Though Nephi and Lehi both experienced a vision of the Tree of Life, they explained it and possibly perceived it somewhat differently. They saw the same vision, for Nephi "saw the things which [his] father saw, and the angel of the Lord did make them known unto [him]" (1 Nephi 14:29). Yet Lehi's vision is recorded as being completely allegorical, while Nephi's vision expanded further into a view of the future of the world and Nephi's posterity, including specific historical occurrences like the birth of Jesus Christ and the latter-day restoration of the gospel to Lehi's seed. In this chart, the elements in these visions are compared and contrasted.
Originally published as Chart 7-92 in Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. A Comparison of Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.
Allegory
Vision
Tree of Life
Dream
Lehi’s Dream
Nephi's Vision
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