600 BC: The Departure of Lehi: A Landmark of Time

The date was 600 BC. War was raging in the Middle East. While Assyria and Chaldea battled for control, the struggling kingdom of Judah had to make choices of its own. As an increasing number of Jews were carried off captive, those remaining had to daily make the choice: do we stay or do we flee? Lehi, led by the hand of God, took his family and escaped his war-torn homeland. In 600 bc, The Departure of Lehi, noted scholar Clay McConkie probes in-depth into the life and epic journey of Lehi and the events surrounding the pivotal date of 600 BC; events which culminated in the death of the nation of Judah, and the birth of the nation of the Nephites.