Did Father Lehi Have Daughters Who Married the Sons of Ishma

Title

Did Father Lehi Have Daughters Who Married the Sons of Ishmael?

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

1995

Authors

Sperry, Sidney B. (Primary)

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Pagination

235-238

Volume

4 Issue

1 URL

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol4/iss1/26

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

Although the beginning of Nephi’s record only mentions sons, Joseph Smith says the record of Lehi in the 116 missing manuscript pages refers to at least two of Ishmael’s sons marrying Lehi’s daughters. Nephi himself mentions his sisters at the end of his record. As no mention is made of further births to Lehi and Sariah after Jacob and Joseph, the assumption can be made that these sisters are the daughters who married Ishmael’s sons.

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 4/1 (1995)

Early Church History

Translation

Lost 116 Pages

Marriage

Ishmael’s Daughters

Lehi (Prophet)

Smith, Joseph, Jr.

Ishmael (Ephraimite)

Did Father Lehi Have Daughters Who Married the Sons of Ishmael?

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