If you haven’t read about the ten lost tribes that went to America you can read that post at
As well as the ten tribes also known as the Northern tribe, or Israel leaving the middle east and arriving in America there was also a remnant from the Northern tribes that left from Jerusalem.
The time of this departure from Jerusalem was just before the destruction of the first temple in the year of 597 – 586 BC Zedekiah (Bad King Ruler Of Judah Tribes).
The Northern tribes (ten lost tribes) had been carried away previous approx. 720 BC
To get insight into the departure of this Remnant from Judah we have to read the book of Mormon! Yes, I know! you may think it is not part of the bible, but that is about to all change.
When we read 1Nephi 1:4, we see the father of Nephi, Lehi (of the tribe of Joseph) receiving word from YHWH. In the first year of King Zedekiah 597 – 586 BC.
1Nephi 1:4
4 For it came to pass in the commencement of the first year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, (my father, Lehi, having dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days); and in that same year there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people that they must repent, or the great city Jerusalem must be destroyed.
The YHWH then tells Lehi to depart from Jerusalem where he had lived all his life.
1Nephi 2:1-5
1 For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father, yea, even in a dream, and said unto him: Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done; and because thou hast been faithful and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee, behold, they seek to take away thy life.
2 And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, even in a dream, that he should take his family and depart into the wilderness.
3 And it came to pass that he was obedient unto the word of the Lord, wherefore he did as the Lord commanded him.
4 And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and his gold, and his silver, and his precious things, and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and provisions, and tents, and departed into the wilderness.
5 And he came down by the borders near the shore of the Red Sea; and he traveled in the wilderness in the borders which are nearer the Red Sea; and he did travel in the wilderness with his family, which consisted of my mother, Sariah, and my elder brothers, who were Laman, Lemuel, and Sam.
So we see the beginning of the journey of a remnant of the tribe of Joseph who came from Jerusalem.
It should also be noted that Lehi was not from the tribe of Judah, Benjamin or Levi but was a descendant of Joseph, we also can see that he had the five books of Moses Prophecies and the History up until King Zedekiah, in his possession, which Nephi his son retrieved from Jerusalem.
After Nephi returned from Jerusalem with the Scriptures Lehi his father made sacrifices to YHWH.When Lehi learns of his heritage he prophecies about the scriptures and how they are to go out to all the tribes of Israel and it would never perish:
1Nephi 5:10-22
10 And after they had given thanks unto the God of Israel, my father, Lehi, took the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, and he did search them from the beginning.
11 And he beheld that they did contain the five books of Moses, which gave an account of the creation of the world, and also of Adam and Eve, who were our first parents;
12 And also a record of the Jews from the beginning, even down to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah;
13 And also the prophecies of the holy prophets, from the beginning, even down to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah; and also many prophecies which have been spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah.
14 And it came to pass that my father, Lehi, also found upon the plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers; wherefore he knew that he was a descendant of Joseph; yea, even that Joseph who was the son of Jacob, who was sold into Egypt, and who was preserved by the hand of the Lord, that he might preserve his father, Jacob, and all his household from perishing with famine.
15 And they were also led out of captivity and out of the land of Egypt, by that same God who had preserved them.
16 And thus my father, Lehi, did discover the genealogy of his fathers. And Laban also was a descendant of Joseph, wherefore he and his fathers had kept the records.
17 And now when my father saw all these things, he was filled with the Spirit, and began to prophesy concerning his seed—
18 That these plates of brass should go forth unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed.
19 Wherefore, he said that these plates of brass should never perish; neither should they be dimmed any more by time. And he prophesied many things concerning his seed.
20 And it came to pass that thus far I and my father had kept the commandments wherewith the Lord had commanded us.
21 And we had obtained the records which the Lord had commanded us, and searched them and found that they were desirable; yea, even of great worth unto us, insomuch that we could preserve the commandments of the Lord unto our children.
22 Wherefore, it was wisdom in the Lord that we should carry them with us, as we journeyed in the wilderness towards the land of promise.
So we see that this remnant of Israel i.e. Lehi and his family carried the Scriptures with them even eventually to what is called the promised land or America Nephi is later told by YHWH to make a ship so he could sail to the promised land which he is directed to make by God.
1Nephi 17:8
8 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying: Thou shalt construct a ship, after the manner which I shall show thee, that I may carry thy people across these waters.
1Nephi 18:4
4 And it came to pass that after I had finished the ship, according to the word of the Lord, my brethren beheld that it was good, and that the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine; wherefore, they did humble themselves again before the Lord.
1Nephi 18:22,23
22 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship, that we sailed again towards the promised land.
23 And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days we did arrive at the promised land; and we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the promised land.
So you can see that the Book of Mormon is en extension to the bible scriptures and is the account concerning the ten tribes of Israel.
Many historians are claiming it is fiction, but the same can be said about the Bible too, to them. The truth is,if you read the book of Mormon you will see that the theme is the same as that of the bible.
The Messiahs purpose is fulfilled, by him visiting this remnant of the ten tribes after his crucifixion and resurrection, Just as he was seen by Jews after hes resurrection.
The book teaches baptism and the keeping of the commandments also. It also teaches that the House of Israel must teach the world the true faith of YHWH.
Shalom
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