“And Built Barges After the Manner Which They Had Built According to the Instructions of the Lord”

D. Kelly Ogden, Andrew C. Skinner

The brother of Jared followed the Lord’s instructions for building ships, just as Noah did earlier (Genesis 6:14–16) and as Nephi did later (1 Nephi 17:51; 18:1).

Verse 17 notes, five times, that the “barges” were “tight like unto a dish”; that is, they were watertight, or waterproof.

Verse by Verse: The Book of Mormon: Vol. 2

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