Just two short points with this chapter. Nephi and his brothers return to get Ishmael and his family. Joseph Smith indicated that in the lost 116 pages of manuscript of the Book of Lehi, he learned that Lehi's and Ishmael's families were related in some way. It is obvious that they knew each other and relationships between some of the men in Lehi's family and some of the women in Ishmael's family could have already formed.
After they tied Nephi up and threatened to kill him, they eventually beg his forgiveness. Nephi quickly forgives him and urges them to seek the Lord's forgiveness. It should be that way among siblings in a family. Children should be taught to forgive and leave all else up to the Lord.
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