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KnoWhy topical index — I and J — Book of Mormon Central

Book of Mormon Central, a wonderful resource for all types of Book of Mormon information, has a series of articles dealing with various topics in the Book of Mormon. They are referred to as ‘KnoWhy’ articles. These articles can be referenced at ‘bookofmormoncentral.org‘. Following is a topical index of articles starting with the letters I and J.

Index One – topical index – I and J Click here to return to the Scriptures index page

Ignominious: Why did Nehor suffer an ‘ignominious’ death? — #108, May 28, 2016
Image of God, created in the: Why were man and woman created in the image of God? — #627, January 11, 2022
I, Nephi: Why does Nephi begin by saying, “I, Nephi…”? — #476, October 16, 2018
Infant baptism: Why did Paul teach that children are holy? — #798, June 24, 2025
Intercessory prayer of Jesus: — How does Jesus’ Intercessory prayer point us to the temple? — #64, April 18, 2024
Interracial marriage: Why did Book of Mormon prophets discourage Nephite-Lamanite intermarriage? — #110, May 30, 2016
Irreantum: Why did Nephi call the great ocean ‘Irreantum’ ? — #20, January 27, 2016
Isaiah: Did Nephi’s interaction with ‘others’ influence Nephi’s selection of Isaiah? — #45, March 2, 2016
Isaiah: What do Nephi and Isaiah say about ‘the end of time’? — #46, March 3, 2016
Isaiah: How does Nephi help us understand Isaiah? — #47, March 4, 2016
Isaiah: How does Nephi use Isaiah to teach us to avoid pride? — #48, March 7, 2016
Isaiah: Why does Nephi quote a temple psalm while commenting on Isaiah? — #51, March 10, 2016
Isaiah: Why does Nephi use Isaiah 29 as part of his own prophecy? #52, March 11, 2016
Isaiah: Why would Noah’s priests quiz Abinadi on the teachings of Isaiah? #89, April 28, 2016
Isaiah: Why did Isaiah prophesy of the ‘daughter of Zion’? — #550, February 18, 2020
Isaiah: Why did Isaiah refer to the heavenly hosts as ‘seraphim’? — #645, September 6, 2022
Isaiah: How did Isaiah prophesy of the Savior? — #647, September 20, 2022
Isaiah: Why did Isaiah prophesy of a suffering Messiah? — #648, September 27, 2022
Isaiah: Why is ancient Near Eastern history helpful for understanding Isaiah’s writings? — #720, February 27, 2024
Isaiah 11: Why did Moroni quote Isaiah 11 to Joseph Smith? — #50, March 9, 2016
Isaiah 48-49: How might Isaiah 48-49 be ‘likened’ to Lehi’s family? — #23, February 1, 2016
Isaiah 49: Who is the servant described in Isaiah 49 and 1 Nephi 21? — #24, February 2, 2016
Isaiah 61:1-2: Why does Jesus announce that Isaiah 61:1-2 is fulfilled? — #656, January 31, 2023
Isaiah chapters: What vision guides Nephi’s choice of Isaiah chapters? — #38, February 22, 2016
Isaiah chapters: Can textual studies help readers understand the Isaiah chapters in 2 Nephi? — #39, February 23, 2016
Isaiah chapters: How did Nephi read Isaiah as a witness of Christ’s coming? — #40, February 24, 2016
Ishmael: Who called the burial site of Ishmael ‘Nahom’? — #19, January 26, 2016
Ishmael: Why did Nephi mention the place of Ishmael’s burial by name? — #713, January 30, 2024
Israel: Why were women important in ancient Israel? — #639, July 26, 2022
Israelite history: Why did Stephen rehearse Israelite history? — #679, July 11, 2023
Israelites: Why did ancient Israelites raise their arms in praise? — #638, July 19, 2022
Israelite writing style: How does the Book of Mormon text reflect a 7th-century B.C. Israelite writing style? — #635, June 28, 2022
Jackson County, Missouri: Why were the Latter-day Saints driven out of Jackson County, Missouri? — #811, September 2, 2025
Jacob: Why does Jacob quote so much from the Psalms? — #62, March 25, 2016
Jacob: Why does Jacob call his record the ‘plates of Jacob’? — #65, March 29, 2016
Jacob: Why did Jacob share the allegory of the olive tree? — #66, March 30, 2016
Jacob: Why did Jacob condemn ‘deliberately’ killing? — #549, February 13, 2020
Jacob: Why did Jacob highlight Nephi’s role as a protector? — #553, March 11, 2020
Jacob: Why did Jacob include the case of Sherem in the scriptural record? — #554, March 17, 2020
Jacob: Why is Jacob’s distinctive voice significant? — #725, April 2, 2024
Jacob, people of: How did the people of Jacob and the people of Ezekiel respond to being exiled? — #719, February 20, 2024
Jail, Liberty: How was the Liberty Jail a ‘prison-temple’? — #818
Japanese: The miraculous translation of the Book of Mormon into Japanese — #524, July 12, 2019
Jared, brother of: Why did Jesus say to the brother of Jared, “Never have I showed myself unto man?” #584, November 12, 2020
Jared, brother of: — Why did the Lord give the brother of Jared two stones to store with his record? — #763, November 14, 2024
Jaredites: What did the Jaredites have to do with the reign of the Judges? — #106, May 26, 2016
Jaredites: Why were the unburied dead so troubling to the Jaredites? — #586
Jeremiah and Lehi: Why did Lehi and Jeremiah find themselves in a dark and dreary wilderness? — #544
Jeremiah and Lehi: How did Jeremiah’s and Lehi’s ministries reflect one another? — #650
Jeremiah’s imprisonment: How could Nephi have known about Jeremiah’s imprisonment? — #463
Jerusalem: Were there walls surrounding the city of Jerusalem? — #7
Jerusalem: Why did Lehi live in Jerusalem? — #708
Jerusalem Council: Why was the Jerusalem Council important? — #680
Jerusalem destroyed: Why did some in Lehi’s time believe that Jerusalem could not be destroyed? — #451
Jerusalem destroyed: Why did the Lord allow Jerusalem to be destroyed? — #637
Jerusalem fortress and Laban: Who was Laban? — #709
Jesus: Why does the Father say “Hear Ye Him”? — #578
Jesus: How did Isaiah prophesy of the Savior? — #647
Jesus: Why was Jesus proclaimed as Son of God at this baptism? — #655
Jesus: Why does Jesus announce that Isaiah 61:1-2 is fulfilled? — #656
Jesus: Why does Jesus compare himself to a brazen serpent? — #657
Jesus: How can Jesus provide the ‘water of life’ to all people? — #658
Jesus: Why did Jesus use Passover imagery in His Bread of Life sermon? — #664
Jesus: Why does John portray Jesus as the ‘way of the temple’? — #668
Jesus: Why did Peter deny knowing Jesus? — #673
Jesus: What might Jesus have taught his apostles for forty days? — #678
Jesus: Why did Jesus preach to the dead? — #700
Jesus: Why does Jesus invite all to ‘come unto Him’? — #758
Jesus: Why did Jesus say to the brother of Jared, “Never have I showed myself unto man?” #584
Jesus’ birth: Why do we have multiple accounts of Jesus’ birth? — #654
Jesus bleeding from every pore: Did Jesus really bleed from every pore? — #520
Jesus and miracles: Why did Christ perform miracles? — #508
Jesus Christ: Why did Jesus Christ compare himself to a hen? — #200
Jesus Christ: Why is the Book of Mormon “Another Testament of Jesus Christ”? — #494
Jesus Christ: How did the Nephites recognize Jesus Christ as having been sacrificed for the world? — #759
Jesus Christ: How did the Saints in Kirtland testify of Jesus Christ’s resurrection? — #787
Jesus Christ in the Book of Mormon: Why is the Book of Mormon so focused on Jesus? — #484
Jesus’ intercessory prayer: — How does Jesus’ Intercessory prayer point us to the temple? — #64
Jesus, multiple names: Why did Benjamin give many names for Jesus when Mosiah assumed the throne? — #536
Jesus, multiple names: Why does Jesus have so many names in the Doctrine and Covenants? — #780
Jewish elders: Who were the elders of the Jews mentioned by Zoram? — #464, September 4, 2018
Jewish sources: Why are later Jewish sources relevant to texts in the Book of Mormon? — #478
Jews: Why do early Nephite prophets speak about the scattering of the Jews? — #42
Job, the book of: How can the book of Job teach us about the temple? — #640
Joel: Why did Moroni quote from the book of Joel when he appeared to Joseph Smith? — #651
John, gospel of: How does the Gospel of John reflect the day of Atonement? — #675
John, the apostle: Why did John state that the Beast’s number was 666? — #666
John, the Apostle: Why does John portray Jesus as the way of the temple? — #668
John, the apostle: How do John’s seven letters reflect the ancient temple? — #702
John, the apostle: Who was the Angel in Heaven with the everlasting gospel that John saw? — #703
John, the apostle, the record of: What is ‘The Fulness of the record of John’? — #809
Join, easy to join: Why was it easy to join a church in Joseph Smith’s day? — #589
Jonah: How were Jonah and the brother of Jared able to find comfort? — #526
Jonah: What is the sign of Jonah? — #652
Joseph: How does Nephi connect the name ‘Joseph’ to prophecies of the latter days? — #722
Joseph Smith’s day: Why was it easy to join a church in Joseph Smith’s day? — #589
Joseph Smith: Was Joseph Smith the ‘author’ of the Book of Mormon? — #507
Joseph Smith: Why could Joseph Smith testify in court at age 13? — #590
Joseph Smith: Why was Joseph Smith accused of being a ‘disorderly person’ in 1826? — #594
Joseph Smith: How did Joseph Smith’s family testify of the First Vision? — #772
Joseph Smith, revelations: Why did the Lord invite people to try to produce revelations like Joseph Smith’s revelations? — #797
Joseph Smith, Zion’s Camp: Why did Joseph Smith organize Zion’s Camp? — #812
Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible: What does the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible teach us about Melchizedek? — #643
Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible: Did the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible rely on scholarly commentaries? — #786
Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible: How did the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible serve as a springboard for many revelations? — #800
Joseph Smith, vision of the 3 kingdoms: Why is Joseph Smith’s vision of the three kingdoms so important? — #799
Joseph Smith: Why did Joseph Smith travel to Salem, Massachusetts? — #816
Judges: How were judges elected in the Book of Mormon? — #107
Judges, reign of the: What did the Jaredites have to do with the reign of the Judges? — #106
Judges, reign of the: What caused the famine in the 73rd year of the reign of the Judges? — #750
Just and holy principles: What are the ‘just and holy principles’ of the U.S. Constitution? — #615

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