Nephi, son of Lehi

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Father
Lehi
Mother
Sariah
Children
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).

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