Nephi (disambiguation)

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Nephi is the name of several people, places, and books associated with the Book of Mormon.

[edit] People

(Numbered according to the index to the LDS edition of the Book of Mormon):

• Nephi¹, son of Lehi; prophet and founder of the Nephites.
• Nephi², son of Helaman; a Nephite missionary.
• Nephi³, son of Nephi²; one of the 12 Nephite disciples of Christ.
• Nephi⁴, son of Nephi³; namesake of the Fourth Book of Nephi and author of its first 18 verses.
• any of various Nephite kings who used "Nephi" as a name-title analogous to the way Roman Emperors used "Caesar" (see Jacob 1:11).
• according to some accounts, the name of an angel (more usually identified as Moroni) who appeared to Joseph Smith, Jr.

[edit] Places

• the Land of Nephi in the Book of Mormon named after Nephi¹. It was sometimes also called the Land of Lehi-Nephi. Mosiah 7:1-2
• the City of Nephi, the most prominent city in the Land of Nephi.
• Nephi, Utah, a modern city named after the Nephi(es) of the Book of Mormon.

[edit] Books

• the First Book of Nephi and Second Book of Nephi, the first two books of the Book of Mormon, both written by Nephi¹.
• the Third Nephi, the eleventh book of the Book of Mormon, written by Nephi³.
• the Fourth Nephi, the twelfth book of the Book of Mormon, written by Nephi⁴ and his descendants.
• the Small Plates of Nephi, a book made of metal plates begun by Nephi¹ and continued by several other authors, from which the first six books of the Book of Mormon were translated
• the Large Plates of Nephi, a book made of metal plates begun by Nephi¹ and continued by several other authors, of which most of the Book of Mormon is an abridgment and translation.