The Jaredites Leave Babel

Jared and his brother were righteous men who lived in a place called Babel. They lived hundreds of years before the Nephites. Ether 1:32–33; Gen. 11:9

Most of the people in Babel were wicked. They built a tower to try to get to heaven. The Lord was angry and changed their language so they could not understand each other. Gen. 11:4–7

Jared asked his brother to pray and ask the Lord not to change the language of their families and friends. Ether 1:34

The brother of Jared prayed, and the Lord answered his prayer. So Jared, his brother, and their families and friends could still understand each other. Ether 1:35–37

The Lord told the brother of Jared to gather his family and friends and leave the land. They were to take their flocks and all kinds of seeds with them. Ether 1:40–41

The Lord said that he would lead the Jaredites to a promised land. Ether 1:42

The Jaredites caught birds and fish to take with them. Ether 2:2

They took swarms of honeybees. Ether 2:3

The Jaredites traveled into the wilderness. The Lord spoke to them from a cloud and told them which way to go. Ether 2:5

The Lord said that the people who live in the land of promise must serve God or be destroyed. Ether 2:6–8

When the Jaredites came to the seashore, they put up their tents. They stayed by the sea for four years. Ether 2:13

Illustrated by Robert T. Barrett