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Jacob (Book of Mormon prophet)

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106: 880:. In it, what may have been perceived as the Lord's punishment is re-framed as the Lord's devoted effort to save His original covenant people, as well as to spread his covenant and the blessings that accompany it, to all other nations. Christ is seen as a mediator, calling on the Master of the Vineyard to forbear casting the wicked "into the fire", saying instead "Let us prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it a little longer". Lest the Lord of the Vineyard's mercy be questioned, the allegory later records that "the Lord of the vineyard wept, and said unto the servant: What could I have done more for my vineyard?... Have I slackened mine hand, that I have not nourished it? Nay, I have nourished it, and I have digged about it, and I have pruned it, and I have dunged it; and I have stretched forth mine hand almost all the day long, and the end draweth nigh. And it grieveth me that I should hew down all the trees of my vineyard, and cast them into the fire that they should be burned." 841:'s teachings to invite individuals and nations to return from rejecting Christ and receive His mercies. He clarifies sin as knowing God's commandments and doing otherwise, and offers the generous doctrine that "where there is no law given there is no punishment no condemnation and the mercies of the Holy One of Israel have claim upon them, because of the atonement; for they are delivered by the power of him." 32: 821:
which include preaching of central as well as specific doctrinal truths. In them, Jacob preaches many core LDS doctrines, including humanity's fallen nature and subsequent need of an infinite atonement, the salvation of repentant individuals through the Atonement of Christ, and so forth. He also
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because of their righteousness in this regard. He explained the Lord's standard of sexual purity as "that they should have save it were one wife, and concubines they should have none, and there should not be whoredoms committed among them" unless directed by God via revelation for the purpose of
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The Book of Mormon mentions Jacob as the younger brother of Nephi, and the elder of two sons born to Lehi (the younger son being Joseph) after Lehi's departure from Jerusalem. It does not explicitly name Lehi's wife Sariah as the mother of Jacob or Joseph, but no other wife of Lehi is ever
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Jacob and his family eventually traveled to the Americas via boat constructed by his brother, Nephi. Jacob went on to be a righteous leader, and succeeded Nephi as prophet to the
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According to the Book of Mormon, several important record keepers were direct descendants of Jacob as shown below:
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In Jacob's third sermon, Jacob quotes an allegory of the scattering and gathering of Israel (see
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According to the Book of Mormon narrative, Jacob was born in the wilderness during his father
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to the promised land (the Americas) sometime between 592 B.C. and 590 B.C.
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The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon, To Learn with Joy
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The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon, To Learn with Joy
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sternly and definitely preaches against specific practices such as
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Lehi (far right, bearded) bestowing a blessing on his family. At least 21 different figures are visible (inclusive of infants and children). There is a mix of men, women, and children. A man in blue appears to be writing, perhaps transcribing what Lehi is saying. One infant is nursing. Several men have beards. All but the children wear hats or scarf-like head coverings. The fashion and style is reminiscent of nineteenth-century Christian art of Old Testament scenes. There is a vibrancy of color, with clothing in blues, greens, whites, and reds. The family gather in something like a circle, on a green, grassy field. There are tents visible in the background. This is cropped from a full version of the scene.
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Prophets
Abinadi
Alma the Elder
Alma the Younger
Amaleki
Brother of Jared
Enos
Ether
Helaman
Jacob
Jarom
Joseph
Lehi
Mormon
Moroni
Nephi
Nephi, son of Helaman
Nephi the Disciple
Omni
Samuel
Zenos

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