Although the result of this discussion is to further information on the New Jerusalem, the parallel that is drawn is interesting. Joseph is brought to Egypt, and died there. Joseph was an exile, and died in a foreign land. Nevertheless, his lineage was preserved. Ether knows that his people came from the Old World, and knows that they too are about to die in that symbolic exile. The implicit promise is that, although the people of Jared will die in this land, there will still be a remnant preserved, and there will be ultimate redemption in the final days.