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Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
147 IMMANUEL This name
appears twice in the Book of Mormon (II Nephi 17:14; 18:8) in quotations from
the writings of Isaiah. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
147 - 148 INSECTS AND REPTILES There are
mentioned in the Book of Mormon the asp, bee, bat, honeybee, cockatrice, fly,
moth, serpent, and worms; largely in quotations from the Bible. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
148 IRREANTUM The name
given by Lehi's colony to an arm of the Indian Ocean, on the eastern coast of
Arabia. On its shore Nephi and his brethren built the ship that carried them to
this continent. It was either the Persian Gulf or Gulf of Oman, the which does
not clearly appear from the records. Nephi informs us that the meaning of the word
Irreantum is many waters. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
148 ISAAC The son of
Abraham. The Lord is several times called in the Book of Mormon, "the God
of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob," and it is in this
connection that the name of this patriarch most frequently occurs. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
148 ISABEL A harlot
of the land of Siron, who stole away the hearts of many. Among those
seduced by her meretricious charms was Corianton, the son of Alma, the
younger, who forsook the ministry among the Zoramites, on purpose to enjoy her
company, greatly to the injury and scandal of the work of God among that
people, and to the great grief of his father (B. C. 75). Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
148 ISAIAH One of the
Twelve Disciples called and chosen by Jesus to minister to he Nephites at the
time of his visit to that people (A. D. 34). Isaiah was present near the temple
in the land Bountiful when Jesus appeared, and was baptized by Nephi on the day
following. He is not again mentioned by name in the sacred record. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
148 - 149 ISAIAH The Hebrew
prophet. His prophecies were engraved on the plates obtained from Laban, and
were greatly valued by Nephi and his righteous descendants. The following
chapters from the Book of Isaiah are quoted in full in the Book of Mormon:
chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 48, 49' 50, 51, 53, 54.
They are given to us very much as they appear in the Bible, with here and there
an important addition which had evidently been left out of the manuscripts from
which the Bible, as we have it today, was originally taken. In a few instances
the meaning of the passage is entirely altered; for instance: Thou hast
multiplied the nation and not increased the joy (Isaiah 9:3) appears, Thou hast
multiplied the nation and increased the joy. (II Nephi 19:3.) Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
149 ISHMAEL A
righteous Israelite of the tribe of Ephraim, who, with his family, which was
large, lived in Jerusalem, B. C. 600. At this time Ishmael must have been
advanced in years, for he had five marriageable daughters, besides several
grown up sons. By the commandment of the Lord, the sons of Lehi returned
from their encampment on the border of the Red Sea to Jerusalem, and invited
Ishmael and his family to join them in their journey to a promised land. The
Lord softened their hearts and they accepted the invitation, left their home,
and went down with the young men into the wilderness; though from the oft-repeated
rebellious conduct of some of Ishmael's sons, it appears that they never had
much faith, if any at all, in the prophetic mission of Lehi, or in the woes
pronounced upon Jerusalem by the servants of the Most High. Soon after the
arrival of the party at the tents of Lehi, the eldest daughter of Ishmael was
married to Zoram, and four others wedded the sons of Lehi. In the vicissitudes
of the toilsome journey in the Arabian desert, Ishmael appears to have been
faithful to the Lord, but when the company reached a place to which was given
the name of Nahom, Ishmael died, and was there buried. His demise was the cause
of much sorrow to his family, and was made the pretext, by its rebellious
portion, for renewed murmuring and fresh outbreaks. (See Nephi.) Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
149 ISHMAEL A
descendant of Nephi living in the second century before Christ. He was the
grandfather of the prophet Amulek. No particulars are given of his life or
death. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
149 - 150 ISHMAEL, LAND OF The first
land of the Lamanites visited (B. C. 91) by Ammon, the missionary prince. It
was then ruled over by a king named Lamoni. Its situation is not clearly
stated; it was down from the land of Nephi (Lehi-Nephi). This leads to the
thought that it was situated in the alluvial plains to the east of the Andes.
It does not seem consistent with the narrative of Ammon's mission to believe it
was situated in the strip of wilderness that lay between the mountains and the
Pacific Ocean. Its relative position to the other lands forbids this idea. Near
the highway that connected Ishmael and Nephi, lay the land of Middoni. This is
shown by the fact that when King Lamoni and Ammon were traveling from Ishmael
towards Middoni they met Lamoni's father coming from Nephi. This leads to the
conclusion that the same road from Ishmael led to both Nephi and Middoni. Nephi
is called UP from both the other lands. The land was named after the sons of
Ishmael, from whom the then reigning dvnasty were descended. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
150 ISHMAELITES The
descendants of that Ishmael who, with his family, left his home in Jerusalem
and accompanied Lehi on his journey to the promised land. After the death of
Lehi they became absorbed in the Lamanite race and formed a part of that
people. When corruption and dissension had entered into the true church (A. D.
231), some reassumed the name of Ishmaelites. We are told (IV Nephi 1:38), they
who rejected the gospel were called Lamanites, and Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites;
and they did not dwindle in unbelief, but they did wilfully rebel against the
gospel of Christ; and they did teach their children that they should not
believe, even as their fathers, from the beginning, did dwindle in unbelief. Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p.
150 ISRAELITES The people
of Israel; called by that name once in the Book of Mormon (Helaman 8:11). (Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, p. 150
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