1 Ne 16:7 took
of the daughters of Ishmael to wife
¡°Marriages in the Valley of Lemuel.
Ishmael and his family were brought down from Jerusalem by Nephi and his
brothers, according to a divine command. (1 Ne. 7:2) Marriage for the purpose
of raising up posterity ¡®unto the Lord¡¯ was enjoined upon them as a sacred
duty.
¡°Ishmael had five daughters and two
sons. During the journey from Jerusalem to the Valley of Lemuel, Laman and
Lemuel opposed Nephi. They even bound him and plotted his death. Two of the
daughters of Ishmael sided with Laman and his supporters. One daughter of
Ishmael stood up valiantly for Nephi, and plead so sincerely for his righteous
cause that he was set free. (1 Nephi 7:19) Thus a line of cleavage was already
drawn. In all probability, the two girls who had sided with Laman and Lemuel
became their wives, while the valiant little girl, possibly the youngest of
them, joined her hero in the sacred relationship contemplated. There were two
girls left. Zoram, the servant of Laban, married the oldest daughter, and Sam
presumably the remaining girl.¡± (Reynolds and Sjodahl, Commentary on the
Book of Mormon, vol. 1, p. 165)