According to McConkie and Millet, in true Hebrew tradition, father Lehi chose two honored names ("Jacob and . . . Joseph" -- 1 Nephi 18:7) to serve as memorials for his sons, it being his hope that they would pattern their lives after their righteous forebears (see Helaman 5:6). [Joseph Fielding McConkie and Robert L. Millet, Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 1, p. 141]