In the Book of Mormon, Laman and Lemuel (/ˈleɪmən ... ˈlɛmjuːl/)[1] are the two eldest sons[2] of Lehi and the older brothers of Sam, Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph.

Laman and Lemuel are introduced as the two eldest sons of the prophet Lehi and his wife Sariah, and older brothers of Sam and Nephi.

When Lehi announces that the family will flee Jerusalem, Lemuel and Laman "murmur" as they follow their father into the wilderness.

The angel indicates Nephi's eventual stewardship of the family and affirms that there will be divine aid to retrieve the plates.

Laman, Lemuel, and Sam initially do not recognize Nephi (as he is wearing Laban's armor) and attempt to escape.

After praying for strength, Nephi escapes his restraints and Ishmael's family intercedes to halt the hostilities.

In the dream, Laman and Lemuel refuse to join their parents, Nephi, and Sam at the tree and do not eat the fruit.

[4] Upon arrival, Lehi gathers his family for a farewell speech, in which he prophesies about and conditionally blesses his children and their descendants.

[6] Laman and Lemuel's children are blessed that their descendants will remain upon the land and eventually accept the gospel.

"[8] Rebecca Bateman, in a review on the Association of Mormon Letters blog, critiqued it for issues with characterization and for anachronisms in the text.

In an interview with William Morris, Collings acknowledged the cowardly characterization of Laman and Lemuel in the epic, attributing it both to the source text and the Miltonian style of the piece.

[4] Hugh Nibley, an LDS scholar and apologist, thought this area referred to as "the borders" was by Jabal al-Lawz (Arabic: جَبَل ٱللَّوْز), also known as Gebel (el-Lawz),[11] a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai although most people reject this classification.