Nephi, son of Lehi

Father

Lehi

Mother

Sariah

Children

Citations

• 1 Nephi

• 2 Nephi

• Jacob 1:9-12

The death of Nephi.

All future kings are also called Nephi as a kind of king-name, and this may not be the name they were given by their parents.

• John W. Welch, Melvin J. Thorne, "Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s", Ch. 1, Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999

The name, Nephi, appears to be of Egyptian origin. Most likely it is a form of Nfr (good) or Nfw (captain).

Cross References

• The Plates of Nephi