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Jacob 1:13 · 2 Nephi 4:11

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Book of Mormon Jacob 1:13
"they were called Nephites, Jacobites, Josephites, Zoramites, Lamanites, Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites"
Book of Mormon 2 Nephi 4:11
"And thy seed shall be numbered with his seed"

Argument from absence: the tribal list in Jacob 1:13 contains no tribe named for Sam, which is consistent with Lehi's blessing that Sam's seed be 'numbered with' Nephi's seed. The text never explains the omission; offered to weigh, not asserted. Counter-evidence stated on the page: Joseph, the other faithful younger son, does anchor a tribe (Josephites) and his blessing has no numbered-with clause.

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