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1 Nephi 1:159 - 1 Nephi 1:169


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159 And he beheld that they did contain the five books of Moses which gave an account of the creation of the world,

160 And also of Adam and Eve which were our first parents,

161 And also a record of the Jews from the beginning, even down to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah,

162 And also the prophecies of the holy prophets from the beginning, even down to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah,

163 And also many prophecies which have been spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah.

164 And it came to pass that my father Lehi also found upon the plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers;

165 Wherefore, he knew that he was a descendant of Joseph, Yea, even that Joseph which was the son of Jacob which was sold into Egypt and which was preserved by the hand of the Lord, that he might preserve his father Jacob and all his household from perishing with famine;

166 And they were also led out of captivity and out of the Land of Egypt by that same God who had preserved them;

167 And thus my father Lehi did discover the genealogy of his fathers;

168 And Laban also was a descendant of Joseph; Wherefore, he and his fathers had kept the records.

169 And now when my father saw all these things, he was filled with the Spirit and began to prophesy concerning his seed, That these plates of brass should go forth unto all nations, kindreds and tongues and people which were of his seed;

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