The Land of First Inheritance refers to the land where the Lehites first land after their transoceanic voyage. Not long after Lehi’s death, Nephi leads his followers away from th Land of First Inheritance and founds the new land of Nephi. The Lamanites are left in the Land of First Inheritance, and their territory expands from there. It is important to note that sometime the Land of First Inheritance also refers to the entire southern lands, including the Land of Nephi, which was deserted by Mosiah and his followers some years later, and recolonized by Zeniff’s party party after that.