Characters Archives - Another Testament Stories of faith in Christ from the ancient Americas. Personalized for our day. Shared by friends. Thu, 30 Jan 2020 02:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anothertestament.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Christ-square-1-32x32.jpg Characters Archives - Another Testament 32 32 Ishmael & Family https://anothertestament.org/ishmael-family/ https://anothertestament.org/ishmael-family/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:17:27 +0000 https://anothertestament.org/?p=228 The post Ishmael & Family appeared first on Another Testament.

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Ishmael’s family – apparently fairly faithful and full of daughters to match Lehi’s sons, left Jerusalem at the invitation of Nephi and his brothers to join them on their journey.  The two families eventually intermarry. Ishmael later dies in the wilderness.

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]]> https://anothertestament.org/ishmael-family/feed/ 0 Zoram https://anothertestament.org/zoram/ https://anothertestament.org/zoram/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:16:31 +0000 https://anothertestament.org/?p=226 Servant of Laban who helped Nephi obtain his family’s records and other sacred writings. Joined Nephi and his family in the wilderness and was faithful to them and to God throughout the rest of his life.

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]]> Servant of Laban who helped Nephi obtain his family’s records and other sacred writings. Joined Nephi and his family in the wilderness and was faithful to them and to God throughout the rest of his life.

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]]> https://anothertestament.org/zoram/feed/ 0 Brass Plates https://anothertestament.org/brass-plates/ https://anothertestament.org/brass-plates/#respond Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:15:41 +0000 https://anothertestament.org/?p=224 Originally in the possession of Laban, later obtained by Nephi after several failed attempts. They contained important family records as well as many writings of God’s servants. Lehi made a prophetic promise that the content of these plates would eventually reach people throughout the earth and bless those who would carefully consider the stories and […]

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]]> Originally in the possession of Laban, later obtained by Nephi after several failed attempts. They contained important family records as well as many writings of God’s servants. Lehi made a prophetic promise that the content of these plates would eventually reach people throughout the earth and bless those who would carefully consider the stories and teachings contained therein. The text we now know as Another Testament of Christ contains in part an abbreviation of those sacred records as well as what Lehi and his descendants added to the plates.

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]]> https://anothertestament.org/brass-plates/feed/ 0 Laban https://anothertestament.org/laban/ https://anothertestament.org/laban/#respond Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:14:15 +0000 https://anothertestament.org/?p=222 A notable citizen of Jerusalem who commanded great wealth and many servants. Among his many possessions was a set of brass plates containing sacred records, including information pertaining to Lehi’s family. Refused to give the records to Lehi’s family Robbed and tried to kill Lehi’s sons Eventually killed with help from heaven, similar to how […]

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]]> A notable citizen of Jerusalem who commanded great wealth and many servants. Among his many possessions was a set of brass plates containing sacred records, including information pertaining to Lehi’s family.

  • Refused to give the records to Lehi’s family
  • Robbed and tried to kill Lehi’s sons
  • Eventually killed with help from heaven, similar to how the Lord helped remove Goliath

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]]> https://anothertestament.org/laban/feed/ 0 Sariah & Sam https://anothertestament.org/sariah-sam/ https://anothertestament.org/sariah-sam/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2020 18:13:10 +0000 https://anothertestament.org/?p=220 SARIAH Lehi’s faithful wife and mother of several children. SAM Nephi’s older brother who trusts his parents, God, and Nephi. OTHERS OF LEHI’S FAMILY The text is clear that Lehi and Sariah had daughters, but are unclear about how many and what their names were. We eventually learn of the births of Joseph and Jacob […]

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Lehi’s faithful wife and mother of several children.

SAM

Nephi’s older brother who trusts his parents, God, and Nephi.

OTHERS OF LEHI’S FAMILY

The text is clear that Lehi and Sariah had daughters, but are unclear about how many and what their names were. We eventually learn of the births of Joseph and Jacob after the family left Jerusalem.

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]]> https://anothertestament.org/sariah-sam/feed/ 0 Nephi https://anothertestament.org/nephi/ https://anothertestament.org/nephi/#respond Sat, 04 Jan 2020 18:11:01 +0000 https://anothertestament.org/?p=218 Faithful son of Lehi and Sariah, believed in the word of God, became a prophet, kept records, and lead of his people. Prayed regularly; sought to understand his father’s teachings and visions Consistently did what he believed was right and what God wanted him to do Returned to Jerusalem twice (once to obtain the sacred […]

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]]> Faithful son of Lehi and Sariah, believed in the word of God, became a prophet, kept records, and lead of his people.

  • Prayed regularly; sought to understand his father’s teachings and visions
  • Consistently did what he believed was right and what God wanted him to do
  • Returned to Jerusalem twice (once to obtain the sacred records, once to bring Ishmael’s family and find wives for his he and his brothers)
  • Was instrumental in helping his family make it through the wilderness, building a boat and bringing his family to the New World

 

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]]> https://anothertestament.org/nephi/feed/ 0 Laman & Lemuel https://anothertestament.org/laman-lemuel/ https://anothertestament.org/laman-lemuel/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2020 18:09:43 +0000 https://anothertestament.org/?p=216 Nephi’s oldest brothers. They are less interested in following God than the rest of their family and they tend to complain a lot. They eventually part ways with their family. Their posterity, called the lamanites, become enemies to the righteous posterity of the rest of the family, called the nephites.

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]]> Nephi’s oldest brothers. They are less interested in following God than the rest of their family and they tend to complain a lot. They eventually part ways with their family.

Their posterity, called the lamanites, become enemies to the righteous posterity of the rest of the family, called the nephites.

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]]> https://anothertestament.org/laman-lemuel/feed/ 0 Lehi https://anothertestament.org/lehi/ https://anothertestament.org/lehi/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2020 18:08:28 +0000 https://anothertestament.org/?p=202 An ancient Hebrew prophet who led his family and a few followers from Jerusalem to a promised land in the Americas (about 600 BC). Lived during the reign of King Zedekiah, contemporary with Jeremiah Husband of Sariah, Father of Laman, Lemuel, Sam, Nephi, Joseph, Jacob Prophesied among Jews but was rejected Fled Jerusalem with his […]

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]]> An ancient Hebrew prophet who led his family and a few followers from Jerusalem to a promised land in the Americas (about 600 BC).

  • Lived during the reign of King Zedekiah, contemporary with Jeremiah
  • Husband of Sariah, Father of Laman, Lemuel, Sam, Nephi, Joseph, Jacob
  • Prophesied among Jews but was rejected
  • Fled Jerusalem with his family at the command of the Lord, leaving his wealth and more behind
  • Descendant of Joseph of Egypt (through Manasseh)
  • Had several divinely inspired visions
  • Taught and blessed his posterity

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