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A panoramic view of the easternmost oasis in Wadi Sharma, facing eastwards. The continuation of the wadi inland is visible to the right of these mountains. Image and caption by Warren P. Aston.
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Nephi and his brothers showing Lehi the broken bow. Image via churchofjesuschrist.org.
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Altar in Ma’rib, Yemen with the inscription NHM, corresponding to Nephi's mention of Nahom.
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Ishmael's Wife and Daughter Mourning His Death. Image via churchofjesuschrist.org.
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Lehi and Ishmael's families traveling in the wilderness. Image via churhofjesuschrist.org.
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Lehi and Ishmael's families mourning Ishmael's death. Image via churchofjesuschrist.org.
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Passage from 1 Nephi 16:39–17:1 showing a high concentration of periphrastic did usage. Image via Evidence Central.
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Khor Kharfot in southern Oman. Many researchers feel this is the most likely site for Bountiful, where Lehi's family called the waters “Irreantum.” Photo by Daniel Smith.
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A view along the shore of Khor Kharfot. Photo by Warren Aston
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1 Nephi 16

LeFevre, David A.. "“We Did Again Take Our Journey”." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 58-67, 120-122.

1 Nephi 16:7

Sperry, Sidney B.. "Did Father Lehi Have Daughters Who Married the Sons of Ishmael?" Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 4, no. 1 (1995): 235-238.

Bybee, Ariel E.. "A Woman's World in Lehi's Jerusalem." In Glimpses of Lehi's Jerusalem, edited by John W. Welch, David Rolph Seely and Jo Ann H. Seely, 131-148. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2004.

Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “Women in the Book of Mormon.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.

1 Nephi 16:10

Bunker, Robert L.. "The Design of the Liahona and the Purpose of the Second Spindle." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3, no. 2 (1994): 1-11.

Curci, Jonathan. "Liahona: “The Direction of the Lord”: An Etymological Explanation." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 16, no. 2 (2007): 60-67, 97-98.

Gervais, Timothy and John L. Joyce. “’By Small Means’: Rethinking the Liahona.” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 30 (2018): 207–232.

Kerr, W. Rolfe. The Words of Christ—Our Spiritual Liahona In 174th Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2004.

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Smith, Robert F.. "Lodestone and the Liahona." In Reexploring the Book of Mormon, edited by John W. Welch, 44-46. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: FARMS/Deseret Book, 1992.

Spendlove, Loren Blake. "And the One Pointed the Way: Issues of Interpretation and Translation Involving the Liahona." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 45 (2021): 1-36.

Tolman, Calvin D.. "Liahona: “Prepared of the Lord, a Compass”." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 51 (2022): 211-252.

Tvedtnes, John A.. ""By Small Means"." In The Most Correct Book: Insights from a Book of Mormon Scholar, 116-119. Salt Lake City: Cornerstone Publishing, 1999.

Wells, Robert E.. "The Liahona Triad." In A Book of Mormon Treasury: Gospel Insights from General Authorities and Religious Educators, 80-96. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2003.

1 Nephi 16:13–14

McKinlay, Daniel B.. "The Brightening Light on the Journey of Lehi and Sariah." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 78-83, 124-125.

Chadwick, Jeffrey R.. "An Archaeologist’s View." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 68-77, 122-124.

Hilton, Lynn M.. "In Search of Lehi’s Trail—30 Years Later." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 4-7, 110.

Wellington, Richard, and George Potter. "Lehi’s Trail: From the Valley of Lemuel to Nephi’s Harbor." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 26-43, 113-116.

Bowen, Matthew L.. "Shazer: An Etymological Proposal in Narrative Context." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 33 (2019): 1-12.

Aston, Warren P.. "Nephi’s “Shazer”: The Fourth Arabian Pillar of the Book of Mormon." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 39 (2020): 53-72.

1 Nephi 16:18

Anonymous. “Nephi's Arrows Create Solid Bulls-eye.” Insights: An Ancient Window 4, no. 3 (1984): 2.

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Hamblin, William J.. "Nephi's Bows and Arrows." In Reexploring the Book of Mormon, edited by John W. Welch, 41-43. Provo, UT/Salt Lake City: FARMS/Deseret Book, 1992.

Sorenson, John L.. "Out of the Dust: Steel in Early Metallurgy." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 108-109, 127.

1 Nephi 16:34

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Baker, Christine Purves. Ishmael In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan, 1992.

Berrett, LaMar C., S. Kent Brown, and Terrence L. Szink. "New Light." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8, no. 1 (1999): 64-70, 79.

Book of Mormon Central, “Who Called Ishmael's Burial Place Nahom? (1 Nephi 16:34),” KnoWhy 19 (January 26, 2016).

Chadwick, Jeffrey R.. "An Archaeologist’s View." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 68-77, 122-124.

S. Kent Brown. "New Light: Nahom and the “Eastward” Turn." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 12, no. 1 (2003): 111-112, 120.

S. Kent Brown. "Nice Try, But No Cigar: A Response to Three Patheos Posts on Nahom (1 Nephi 16:34)." Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 19 (2016): 149-152.

S. Kent Brown. "Refining the Spotlight on Lehi and Sariah." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 44-57, 116-120.

Gee, James. "The Nahom Maps." Journal of the Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture 17, no. 1-2 (2008): 40-57.

Hilton, Lynn M.. "In Search of Lehi’s Trail—30 Years Later." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 4-7, 110.

Hilton, Lynn M.. Warren Aston with NHM Altar (Bar’an Temple, Marib, Yemen)., 2000.

Lindsay, Jeff. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Map: Part 1 of 2." Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 19 (2016): 153-239.

Lindsay, Jeff. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Map: Part 2 of 2." Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 19 (2016): 247-326.

Magleby, Kirk. Nahom as rendered by Google Earth (Naham, Nihm Tribal Area, Sanaa, Yemen)., 2016.

Magleby, Kirk. Nahom Region with Multiple NHM Attestations (Sana’a, Ma’rib, and Al Jawf, Yemen)., 2016.

Magleby, Kirk. Warren Aston's Arabia., 2016.

McKinlay, Daniel B.. "The Brightening Light on the Journey of Lehi and Sariah." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 78-83, 124-125.

Rappleye, Neal, and Stephen O. Smoot. "Book of Mormon Minimalists and the NHM Inscriptions: A Response to Dan Vogel." Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 8 (2014): 157-185.

Rappleye, Neal, and Stephen O. Smoot. The Nahom Convergence., 2014.

Rappleye, Neal. "An Ishmael Buried Near Nahom." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 48 (2021): 33-48.

Ricks, Stephen D.. "Some Notes on Book of Mormon Names." Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 4 (2013): 155-160.

Ricks, Stephen D.. "On Lehi's Trail: Nahom, Ishmael's Burial Place." Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 20, no. 1 (2011): 66-68.

Warren P. Aston. "Some Notes on the Tribal Origins of NHM." In Lehi and Sariah in Arabia, 222-225. Bloomington, IN: Xlibris, 2015.

Warren P. Aston. NHM Altar Inscription (Ba’ran Temple, Marib, Yemen)., 2015.

Warren P. Aston. Altar with NHM Inscription Enhanced (Bar’an Temple, Marib, Yemen)., 2015.

Warren P. Aston. "The Origins of the Nihm Tribe of Yemen: A Window into Arabia's Past." Journal of Arabian Studies: Arabia, the Gulf, and the Red Sea 4, no. 1 (2014): 134-148.

Warren P. Aston. "A History of NaHoM." BYU Studies Quarterly 51, no. 2 (2012): 78-98.

Warren P. Aston. "Across Arabia with Lehi and Sariah: “Truth Shall Spring out of the Earth”." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 8-25, 110-113.

Warren P. Aston. Interview with Warren Aston. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2015.

Warren P. Aston. "Newly Found Altars from Nahom." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 10, no. 2 (2001): 56-61, 71.

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Wellington, Richard, and George Potter. "Lehi’s Trail: From the Valley of Lemuel to Nephi’s Harbor." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 26-43, 113-116.

1 Nephi 16:35

Goff, Alan. "Mourning, Consolation, and Repentance at Nahom." In Rediscovering the Book of Mormon, edited by John L. Sorenson and Melvin J. Thorne, 92-99. Provo, UT: FARMS, 1991.

1 Nephi 17

Aston, Warren P.. "Nephi’s “Bountiful”: Contrasting Both Candidates." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 55 (2023): 219-268.

Potter, George. "Khor Rori: A Maritime Resources-Based Candidate for Nephi’s Harbor." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 51 (2022): 253-294.

1 Nephi 17:1

S. Kent Brown. "New Light: Nahom and the “Eastward” Turn." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 12, no. 1 (2003): 111-112, 120.

LeFevre, David A.. "“We Did Again Take Our Journey”." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 58-67, 120-122.

Chadwick, Jeffrey R.. "An Archaeologist’s View." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 68-77, 122-124.

1 Nephi 17:4

S. Kent Brown. "A Case for Lehi's Bondage in Arabia." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 6, no. 2 (1997): 205-217.

S. Kent Brown. "Sojourn, Dwell, and Stay: Terms of Servitude." In From Jerusalem to Zarahemla: Literary and Historical Studies of the Book of Mormon, 55-74. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998.

Ellis, Godfrey J.. "Nephi's Eight Years in the "Wilderness": Reconsidering Definitions and Details." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): 281-356.

1 Nephi 17:5

Aston, Warren P. "The Arabian Bountiful Discovered? Evidence for Nephi’s Bountiful." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 7, no. 1 (1998): 4-11, 70.

Aston, Warren P. "Identifying Our Best Candidate for Nephi’s Bountiful." Journal of the Book of Mormon and Restoration Scripture 17, no. 1-2 (2008): 58-64.

Ellis, Godfrey J.. "Nephi's Eight Years in the "Wilderness": Reconsidering Definitions and Details." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 57 (2023): 281-356.

Aston, Warren P. "A Research Note: Continuing Exploration and Research in Oman." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 53 (2022): 255-264.

Ball, Terry. “Letter to Editor [on the Arabian Bountiful].” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 18, no. 1 (2009): 56–57.

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Hoskisson, Paul Y., Brian M. Hauglid, and John Gee. "What’s in a Name? Irreantum." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 11, no. 1 (2002): 90-93, 114-115.

Phillips, Wm. Revell. "Mughsayl: Another Candidate for Land Bountiful." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 16, no. 2 (2007): 48-59, 97.

Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “Twelve Requirements for the Land of Bountiful.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.

1 Nephi 17:7–8

Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “Three Biblical Archetypes Compared to Nephi's Construction of the Ship.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.

1 Nephi 17:9–10

Harris, Ronald A., Eugene E. Clark, Jeffrey D. Keith, and Wm. Revell Phillips. “Iron Ore Occurrences in Oman.” Insights: A Window on the Ancient World 20, no. 5 (2000): 7–8.

1 Nephi 17:17–18

Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “Murmurings of Laman and Lemuel.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.

1 Nephi 17:21

Bowen, Matthew L.. "“We Might Have Enjoyed Our Possessions and the Land of Our Inheritance”: Hebrew yrš and 1 Nephi 17:21." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 50 (2022): 123-144.

1 Nephi 17:24

Johnson, Mark J.. "The Exodus of Lehi Revisited." In Pressing Forward with the Book of Mormon: The FARMS Updates of the 1990s, edited by John W. Welch and Melvin J. Thorne, 54-58. Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999.

Johnson, Mark J.. "Notes and Communications: The Exodus of Lehi Revisited." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3, no. 2 (1994): 123-126.

1 Nephi 17:27–30

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1 Nephi 17:41

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Rappleye, Neal. "Serpents of Fire and Brass: A Contextual Study of the Brazen Serpent Tradition in the Book of Mormon." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 50 (2022): 217-298.

Skinner, Andrew C.. "Serpent Symbols and Salvation in the Ancient Near East and the Book of Mormon." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 10, no. 2 (2001): 42-55, 70-71.

Skinner, Andrew C.. "Savior, Satan, and Serpent: The Duality of a Symbol in the Scriptures." In The Disciple as Scholar: Essays on Scripture and the Ancient World in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, edited by Stephen D. Ricks, Donald W. Parry and Andrew H. Hedges, 359-384. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2000.

Stenson, Matthew Scott. "“Wherefore, for This Cause”: The Book of Mormon as Anti-type of the Brass Serpent." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 43 (2021): 291-318.

1 Nephi 18

Aston, Warren P.. "Nephi’s “Bountiful”: Contrasting Both Candidates." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 55 (2023): 219-268.

LeFevre, David A.. "“We Did Again Take Our Journey”." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 58-67, 120-122.

Potter, George. "Khor Rori: A Maritime Resources-Based Candidate for Nephi’s Harbor." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 51 (2022): 253-294.

Wellington, Richard, and George Potter. "Lehi’s Trail: From the Valley of Lemuel to Nephi’s Harbor." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 15, no. 2 (2006): 26-43, 113-116.

1 Nephi 18:6

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1 Nephi 18:8

Book of Mormon Central, “Did Ancient People Sail the Seas? (1 Nephi 18:8),” KnoWhy 21 (January 28, 2016).

1 Nephi 18:16

Hoskisson, Paul Y.. "Janus Parallelism: Speculation on a Possible Poetic Wordplay in the Book of Mormon." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 40 (2020): 61-70.

1 Nephi 18:18

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1 Nephi 18:23

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Sorenson, John L.. "When Lehi’s Party Arrived in the Land, Did They Find Others There?" Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 1, no. 1 (1992): 1-34.

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1 Nephi 18:25

Book of Mormon Central, “Why Are Horses Mentioned in the Book of Mormon? (Enos 1:21),” KnoWhy 75 (April 11, 2016).

Johnson, Daniel. ""Hard" Evidence of Ancient American Horses." BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 3 (2015): 149-179.

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1 Nephi 19

Hilton, III, John. "The Isaiah Map: An Approach to Teaching Isaiah," Religious Educator 21, no. 1 (2020): 55-73.

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1 Nephi 19:1-6

Reynolds, Noel B.. "Nephi’s Small Plates: A Rhetorical Analysis." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 50 (2022): 99-122.

1 Nephi 19:1

Book of Mormon Central, “What Kind of Ore did Nephi Use to Make the Plates? (1 Nephi 19:1),” KnoWhy 22 (January 29, 2016).

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1 Nephi 19:3

Book of Mormon Central, “What Was on the Lost 116 Pages? (1 Nephi 9:5),” KnoWhy 452 (July 24, 2018).

Book of Mormon Central, “How Does the “Mosiah-First” Translation Sequence Strengthen Faith? (Words of Mormon 1:5),” KnoWhy 503 (February 22, 2019).

Bradley, Don. “American Proto-Zionism and the ‘Book of Lehi’: Recontextualizing the Rise of Mormonism,” (M.A. Thesis, Utah State University, 2018).

Brown, S. Kent. “Recovering the Missing Record of Lehi,” in From Jerusalem to Zarahemla: Literary and Historical Studies of the Book of Mormon (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998), 28–54.

Brown, S. Kent. “Nephi’s Use of Lehi’s Record,” in Rediscovering the Book of Mormon: Insights You May Have Missed Before, ed. John L. Sorenson and Melvin J. Thorne (Salt Lake City and Provo, UT: Deseret Book and FARMS, 1991), 3–14.

S. Kent Brown. "Lehi’s Personal Record: Quest for a Missing Source." BYU Studies Quarterly 24, no. 1 (1984): 19-42. 

Olson, Eric C.. "The ‘Perfect Pattern’: The Book of Mormon as a Model for the Writing of Sacred History." BYU Studies Quarterly 31, no. 2 (1991): 7-17.

Tvedtnes, John A. “Contents of the 116 Lost Pages and the Large Plates,” in The Most Correct Book: Insights from a Book of Mormon Scholar (Salt Lake City, UT: Cornerstone Publishing, 1999), 37–52.

1 Nephi 19:4

Book of Mormon Central, “How is the Phrase "Make a Record" an Evidence for the Book of Mormon? (1 Nephi 19:4),” KnoWhy 444 (June 26, 2018).

1 Nephi 19:6

Honey, David B.. "The Secular as Sacred: The Historiography of the Title Page." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 3, no. 1 (1994): 94-103.

1 Nephi 19:7

Book of Mormon Central, “What Counts as Chiasmus? (1 Nephi 19:7),” KnoWhy 337 (July 10, 2017).

1 Nephi 19:10

Rappleye, Jasmin Gimenez. “4 Reason why Latter-day Saints should reverence and study the Crucifixion more.” BMC Blog (November 26, 2019).

Hilton, John III. "Teaching the Scriptural Emphasis on the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ." Religious Educator 20, no. 3 (2019): 133–53.

Hilton, John III. “The Use of Gethsemane by Church Leaders, 1859–2018.” BYU Studies Quarterly 58, no. 4 (2019): 49–76.

Jackson, Kent P.. Neum In Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan, 1992.

Strathern, Gaye. “Christ’s Crucifixion: Reclamation of the Cross” in With Healing in His Wings, ed. Camille Fronk Olson and Thomas A. Wayment (Salt Lake City and Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2013), 55–79.

1 Nephi 19:11

Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Zenos Quote from Psalm 46 in His Prophecy of Christ’s Death? (1 Nephi 19:11),” KnoWhy 313 (May 15, 2017).

1 Nephi 19:22

Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Quote Long Passages of Scripture? (1 Nephi 19:22),” KnoWhy 473 (October 4, 2018).

1 Nephi 19:23

Book of Mormon Central, “How Might Isaiah 48-49 be "Likened" to Lehi's Family? (1 Nephi 19:23),” KnoWhy 23 (February 1, 2016).

Call, Michael J.. "Reading Competency in the Book of Mormon: Abish and Other Model Readers." BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 2 (2017): 59-70.

Crawford, Cory Daniel. “Ancient Exegesis and the Study of Scripture.” Insights: A Window on the Ancient World 24, no. 4 (2004): 4–6.

Gee, John, and Matthew Roper. ""I Did Liken All Scriptures Unto Us": Early Nephite Understandings of Isaiah Implications for "Others" in the Land." In The Fulness of the Gospel: Foundational Teachings from the Book of Mormon, edited by Camille Fronk Olson, Brian M. Hauglid, Patty Smith and Thomas A. Wayment, 51-65. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2003.

Muhlestein, Kerry. "Recognizing the Everlasting Covenant in the Scriptures," Religious Educator 21, no. 2 (2020): 41-71.

Webb, Chad H.. "An Invitation to Study the Book of Mormon." Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 15, no. 3 (2014): 26-35.

1 Nephi 19:24

Bowen, Matthew L. "'That Ye May Have Hope': Nephi's Use of Isaiah 49:22-23 in Teaching the Concept of Hope," Religious Educator 23, no. 2 (2022): 30–45.

1 Nephi 20

Brown, S. Kent. "What Is Isaiah Doing in First Nephi? Or, How Did Lehi's Family Fare so Far from Home?" In From Jerusalem to Zarahemla: Literary and Historical Studies of the Book of Mormon, 9-27. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998.

Davis, Garold N.. "Pattern and Purpose of the Isaiah Commentaries in the Book of Mormon." In Mormons, Scripture, and the Ancient World: Studies in Honor of John L. Sorenson, edited by Davis Bitton, 277-302. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.

Hilton, III, John. "The Isaiah Map: An Approach to Teaching Isaiah," Religious Educator 21, no. 1 (2020): 55-73.

Skinner, Andrew C.. "Nephi's Lessons to His People: The Messiah, the Land, and Isaiah 48-49 in 1 Nephi 19-22." In Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, edited by Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch, 95-122. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.

Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “Isaiah Passages Listed by Book of Mormon Reference.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.

Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. “Isaiah Passages Listed by Isaiah Reference.” In Charting the Book of Mormon: Visual Aids for Personal Study and Teaching. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.

1 Nephi 20:1

Smith, Robert F.. "Poesy and Prosody in the Book of Mormon." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 42 (2021): 41-76.

1 Nephi 21

Hilton, III, John. "The Isaiah Map: An Approach to Teaching Isaiah," Religious Educator 21, no. 1 (2020): 55-73.

Skinner, Andrew C.. "Nephi's Lessons to His People: The Messiah, the Land, and Isaiah 48-49 in 1 Nephi 19-22." In Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, edited by Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch, 95-122. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.

1 Nephi 21:3

Book of Mormon Central, “Who is the Servant of Isaiah 49/1 Nephi 21? (1 Nephi 21:3),” KnoWhy 24 (February 2, 2016).

1 Nephi 21:22

Book of Mormon Central, “What is the Day of the Gentiles? (1 Nephi 21:22),” KnoWhy 44 (March 1, 2016).

1 Nephi 21:22-24

Bowen, Matthew L. "'That Ye May Have Hope': Nephi's Use of Isaiah 49:22-23 in Teaching the Concept of Hope," Religious Educator 23, no. 2 (2022): 30–45.

1 Nephi 22

Skinner, Andrew C.. "Nephi's Lessons to His People: The Messiah, the Land, and Isaiah 48-49 in 1 Nephi 19-22." In Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, edited by Donald W. Parry and John W. Welch, 95-122. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1998.

1 Nephi 22:1

Book of Mormon Central, “Whom Did Nephi Quote in 1 Nephi 22? (1 Nephi 22:1),” KnoWhy 25 (February 3, 2016).

1 Nephi 22:8-12

Bowen, Matthew L.. "“The Lord God Will Proceed”: Nephi’s Wordplay in 1 Nephi 22:8–12 and the Abrahamic Covenant." Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 50 (2022): 51-70.

1 Nephi 22:20

Tvedtnes, John A. and E. Jan Wilson “The Prophet Like Moses.” Insights: A Window on the Ancient World 27, no. 5 (2007): 2–3.