A local guide told the Hiltons . . . "that in the hills are wild asses, gazelles, oryx, ibex, reem, pigeons, grouse, partridge, wild cows, hares, and such domesticated animals as goats, horses, donkeys, camels, and dogs." These might have been the "wild beasts" that Nephi says he slew (1 Nephi 16:31). [Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, In Search of Lehi's Trail, p. 83]
1 Nephi 16:31 I did slay wild beasts ([Illustration]): Nephi and his brothers depended on wild game for a large part of their food supply. Gazelles, ibex, wild asses, and other game as recorded to have abounded throughout the wilderness area that their party passed through. [Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, In Search of Lehi's Trail, p. 82]
1 Nephi 16:31 I did slay wild beasts, insomuch that I did obtain food for our families ([Illustration]): Nephi with Meat [Clark Kelley Price, Verse Markers, Book of Mormon, Vol. 1, p. 1