1 Nephi 2:5-6

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1 Nephi 2:5-6

5 And he came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea; and he traveled in the wilderness in the borders which are nearer the Red Sea; and he did travel in the wilderness with his family, which consisted of my mother, Sariah, and my elder brothers, who were Laman, Lemuel, and Sam.

6 And it came to pass that when he had traveled three days in the wilderness, he pitched his tent in a valley by the side of a river of water.

Quotes for Discussion

1 Nephi 2:5-6

Lehi’s colony first traveled south from Jerusalem until they met the Red Sea (1 Nephi 2:4-6), then south-southeast until after they had stayed at Shazer and Nahom (1 Nephi 16:9-14, 33-34), and then “nearly eastward from that time forth” until they arrived at the sea” (1 Nephi 17:1-6).
Daniel H. Ludlow, Companion, 92