It does not explicitly name lehis wife sariah as the mother of jacob or joseph, but no other wife of lehi is ever mentioned. This is partly because his story is scattered over 125 pages of the book of mormon, and. Our sources about jacob consist of 31 pages in the book of mormon of jacobs own words in 2 nephi. In 1966 i included a halfpage entry on jacob and a biographical note in my whos who in the book of mormon 25, 82. Jacob, son of lehi the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Jacob the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Jacob says that zenos wrote these words to all the house of israel. And indeed, there is evidence of different authorship here, including difference with any other author in the book of mormon either. Additionally, the book of jacob records the first instance of a book of mormon prophet directly warning the nephites against pride. A few words concerning the history of the people of nephi. Perhaps more than any other book of mormon prophet, jacob manifests the same divine anxiety, having been born in a wild wilderness and inheriting the task of uniting a divided people.
Jacob teaches of the atonement of jesus christ book of mormon. Jacob was the brother of nephi, the second book of mormon prophet. Remind students that jacob had obtained his errand from the lord to address his people about how they were beginning to labor in sin jacob 2. Few people appreciate the greatness of jacob among the prophets. Jacob teaches about pride and chastity jacob 23 book. The quotations of zenos prophecies throughout the book of mormon demonstrate that the writings of zenos were popular among the nephites.
Prophet, theologian, historian religious studies center. Jacob, a book of mormon prophet, rejoices in the wisdom of god in providing a savior for mankind. He teaches his people to seek first the kingdom of god and calls the men of his people to. The purpose of the book, in his own words, is to persuade all men to come unto christ jacob 1. He prophesies of jesus christ and teaches about his. There have been but few writings in the church giving biographical references to jacob. Jacob, a book of mormon prophet, warns his people to stop being prideful and persecuting their brethren. According to the text, it was written by the ancient prophet jacob. Jacob s father was lehi, a prophet in jerusalem around 600 bc. Jacob teaches about pride and chastity book of mormon youtube.
In 1891 elder george reynolds offered a brief biographical sketch in his dictionary of the book of mormon 15657. A prophet in the book of mormon and author of several sermons in the books of 2 nephi and jacob 2 ne. The book of mormon prophet priest jacob cites the prophet zenos as the source of the allegory of the olive tree that he shares in jacob 5. He confoundeth a man who seeketh to overthrow the doctrine of christ. Jacob and joseph seek to persuade men to believe in christ and keep his commandmentsnephi dieswickedness prevails among the nephites. In this brief theological introduction, deidre nicole green presents jacob as a vulnerable and empathic religious leader deeply concerned about social justice. The book of mormon mentions jacob as the younger brother of nephi, and the elder of two sons born to lehi the younger son being joseph after lehis departure from jerusalem. The brother of nephi, usually referred to as the book of jacob, is the third of fifteen books in the book of mormon.
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