“Travel Southsoutheast in the Wilderness Near the Red Sea”

Monte S. Nyman

These five verses telling of many days traveling in the wilderness are very general. Comments on their travels will be included later. Hugh Nibley connects the name “Shazer” (v. 13) with Palestinian words to mean “a weak but reliable water supply—or a clump of trees.” Lehi’s people could hardly have picked a better name for their first suitable stopping place.” Hugh Nibley’s connection fits the text, a place to camp long enough to obtain food. However, the main point of these verses is that they were led by revelation through a region that was unknown to them.

Book of Mormon Commentary: I Nephi Wrote This Record

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