“He Spake Unto the Sons of Ishmael”

Brant Gardner

Nephi does not record this blessing, probably because it had no significant impact on his people’s spiritual future. The sons of Ishmael throw their lot with the Lamanites (Alma 47:35), and Nephi likely considered their blessing as similar to and intertwined with that of Laman and Lemuel.

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 2

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