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2 Nephi 5 wrote:
7 And we did take our tents and whatsoever things were possible for us, and did journey in the wilderness for the space of many days. And after we had journeyed for the space of many days we did pitch our tents.

8 And my people would that we should call the name of the place Nephi; wherefore, we did call it Nephi.

1 Nephi 2 wrote:
6 And it came to pass that when he had traveled three days in the wilderness, he pitched his tent in a valley by the side of a river of water.

1 Nephi 16 wrote:
13 And it came to pass that we traveled for the space of four days, nearly a south-southeast direction, and we did pitch our tents again; and we did call the name of the place Shazer.

1 Nephi 16 wrote:
15 And it came to pass that we did travel for the space of many days, slaying food by the way, with our bows and our arrows and our stones and our slings.

17 And after we had traveled for the space of many days, we did pitch our tents for the space of a time, that we might again rest ourselves and obtain food for our families.

33 And it came to pass that we did again take our journey, traveling nearly the same course as in the beginning; and after we had traveled for the space of many days we did pitch our tents again, that we might tarry for the space of a time.

Mosiah 7 wrote:
4 And now, they knew not the course they should travel in the wilderness to go up to the land of Lehi-Nephi; therefore they wandered many days in the wilderness, even forty days did they wander.

5 And when they had wandered forty days they came to a hill, which is north of the land of Shilom, and there they pitched their tents.

Mosiah 8 wrote:
8 And they were lost in the wilderness for the space of many days, yet they were diligent, and found not the land of Zarahemla but returned to this land, having traveled in a land among many waters, having discovered a land which was covered with bones of men, and of beasts, and was also covered with ruins of buildings of every kind, having discovered a land which had been peopled with a people who were as numerous as the hosts of Israel.

Mosiah 9 wrote:
4 Nevertheless, after many days’ wandering in the wilderness we pitched our tents in the place where our brethren were slain, which was near to the land of our fathers.

Mosiah 22 wrote:
13 And after being many days in the wilderness they arrived in the land of Zarahemla, and joined Mosiah’s people, and became his subjects.

Mosiah 22 wrote:
16 And after they had pursued them two days, they could no longer follow their tracks; therefore they were lost in the wilderness.

Mosiah 23 wrote:
3 And they fled eight days’ journey into the wilderness.

Mosiah 24 wrote:
25 And after they had been in the wilderness twelve days they arrived in the land of Zarahemla; and king Mosiah did also receive them with joy.

Alma 8 wrote:
6 So that when he had finished his work at Melek he departed thence, and traveled three days’ journey on the north of the land of Melek; and he came to a city which was called Ammonihah.

Alma 17 wrote:
9 And it came to pass that they journeyed many days in the wilderness . . . .

Ether 9 wrote:
3 And the Lord warned Omer in a dream that he should depart out of the land; wherefore Omer departed out of the land with his family, and traveled many days, and came over and passed by the hill of Shim, and came over by the place where the Nephites were destroyed, and from thence eastward, and came to a place which was called Ablom, by the seashore, and there he pitched his tent, and also his sons and his daughters, and all his household, save it were Jared and his family.

Ether 14 wrote:
26 And it came to pass that Shiz did pursue Coriantumr eastward, even to the borders by the seashore, and there he gave battle unto Shiz for the space of three days.

1 Nephi16 wrote:
15 And it came to pass that we did travel for the space of many days, slaying food by the way, with our bows and our arrows and our stones and our slings.

17 And after we had traveled for the space of many days, we did pitch our tents for the space of a time, that we might again rest ourselves and obtain food for our families.

33 And it came to pass that we did again take our journey, traveling nearly the same course as in the beginning; and after we had traveled for the space of many days we did pitch our tents again, that we might tarry for the space of a time.

1 Nephi 17 wrote:
7 And it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had been in the land of Bountiful for the space of many days, the voice of the Lord came unto me, saying: Arise, and get thee into the mountain. And it came to pass that I arose and went up into the mountain, and cried unto the Lord.

52 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said many things unto my brethren, insomuch that they were confounded and could not contend against me; neither durst they lay their hands upon me nor touch me with their fingers, even for the space of many days. Now they durst not do this lest they should wither before me, so powerful was the Spirit of God; and thus it had wrought upon them.

1 Nephi18 wrote:
9 And after we had been driven forth before the wind for the space of many days, behold, my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and also their wives began to make themselves merry, insomuch that they began to dance, and to sing, and to speak with much rudeness, yea, even that they did forget by what power they had been brought thither; yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding rudeness.

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.

2 Nephi 5 wrote:
7 And we did take our tents and whatsoever things were possible for us, and did journey in the wilderness for the space of many days. And after we had journeyed for the space of many days we did pitch our tents.

2 Nephi 7 wrote:
15 And it came to pass that when I, Jacob, had spoken these words, the power of the Lord came upon him, insomuch that he fell to the earth. And it came to pass that he was nourished for the space of many days.

Mosiah 8 wrote:
8 And they were lost in the wilderness for the space of many days, yet they were diligent, and found not the land of Zarahemla but returned to this land, having traveled in a land among many waters, having discovered a land which was covered with bones of men, and of beasts, and was also covered with ruins of buildings of every kind, having discovered a land which had been peopled with a people who were as numerous as the hosts of Israel.

HOLE IN THE SCRIPT:

Nephi indicates that he and his followers collected everything they could carry and took off into the wilderness. This was supposed to be a separation from the Lamanites where more or less they were fleeing to assume a separate existence away from their enemies. The text should NOT have said “for the space of many days”, but a properly documented record in this respect would have listed the days traveled in order to calculate distance and location to maintain a strategic and tactical accounting to protect themselves from their enemy. Not keeping track of the distance and time is a sure sign that the story isn’t being told by a real person facing real circumstances. It’s just a make-believe story being written by Smith who failed to realize the absolute importance of real circumstances in that Nephi would have taken care to know his surroundings and circumstances with regards to the location and proximity of potential mortal enemies.

BlueFunk96 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:17 pm

I'm sure that was in the lost 116 pages.

Shulem wrote:
Nephi Flees his Brethren

Nephi indicates that he and his followers collected everything they could carry and took off into the wilderness. This departure marked the separation from the Lamanites when Nephi fled to assume a separate existence away from his enemies. The text should not have said, “for the space of many days”, but a properly documented record in this respect would have mentioned the number of days traveled in order to calculate distance and location to maintain a strategic and tactical plan to protect themselves from the enemy they left behind. Not keeping track of the distance and time seems to indicate that the story isn’t being told by a real person facing real circumstances or perhaps Smith intentionally left it out because he couldn’t remember the number of days he had cited in the original story that was related to Martin Harris in the lost 116 page manuscript (Wikipedia). I find it inconceivable that Nephi wouldn’t have carefully calculated his surroundings and circumstances with regards to the location and proximity of his potential mortal enemies that he left behind. I’m confident that the original lost 116 page manuscript told the same story of Nephi separating from his brethren but accounted for the exact number of days that they journeyed in the wilderness. The problem for Smith in recreating the story was that he could not remember the number of days that his scribe Harris originally recorded in the story and so rather than contradict the original he simply substituted the forgotten number with “for the space of many days”, which is exactly what Oliver Cowdery wrote down.

BlueFunk96 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:17 pm

I'm sure that was in the lost 116 pages.

1 Nephi 18 wrote:
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.

Smith thinking to himself wrote:
The voyage, the voyage, across the ocean to the promised land, oh, uh, how many years did I say it took in which Martin Harris first wrote it down? If only I could remember.

Sigh. I can't remember. Damn.

Smith translating to Cowdery wrote:
. . . . sailed for the space of many days

Ether 6:11 - And thus they were driven forth, three hundred and forty and four days upon the water.

Brack wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:05 am

It took Jared, his brother and their families 344 days to cross the ocean.

Ether 6:11 - And thus they were driven forth, three hundred and forty and four days upon the water.

I believe that the exact number of days it took Lehi and his family to cross the ocean was in the lost 116 pages.