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The entire chapter of 1 Nephi 20 in the #TheBookOfMormon is an altered text of the entire chapter of Isaiah 48 from the King James Version of the Bible. Here's a screenshot of the beginning of 1 Nephi 20. 
Notice the textual similarities between 1 Nephi 20:1 [ churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptur… ] and Isaiah 48:1 in the KJV [ biblegateway.com/passage/?searc… ]
Isaiah 48:1 (KJV) Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
Lehi's Journey in 1 Nephi is an odd fusion of the Exodus and the age of exploration wandering through the Arabian peninsula and then across the Atlantic ocean, navigated with mysterious #scifi objects like the Liahona compass. It has the hallmarks of apocalyptic 19th c. americana
Joseph Smith is believed to have found the Liahona (with the gold plates) that is like a magic 8-ball with changing words that includes a compass that works if you don't grumble. As I read #TheBookOfMormon I find gold nuggets every time I google an oddity mentioned in it.
It's fascinating that Lehi's Journey traverses a similar route as the Prophet Muhammad through the region of Medina and Mecca, and ending in "Bountiful" (a land of milk and honey) possibly in Yemen/Oman.
