▁then ▁journey ed ▁three ▁days ▁further ▁into ▁the ▁w ilder ness , ▁stopping ▁in ▁a ▁valley ▁by ▁a ▁river ▁near ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea . ▁Some ▁modern ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁their ▁camp ▁was ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁present - day ▁al - Bad , ▁in ▁the ▁Tab uk ▁region ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁approximately ▁ ▁South ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁Le hi ▁then ▁sent ▁his ▁ 4 ▁sons ▁( L aman , ▁Lem uel , ▁Sam ▁and ▁Ne phi ) ▁back ▁to ▁Jerusalem ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁br ass ▁pl ates . ▁After ▁successfully ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁Br ass ▁Pl ates , ▁they ▁were ▁commanded ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Jerusalem ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁to ▁bring ▁I sh ma el ' s ▁family ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁providing ▁sp ouses ▁for ▁Le hi ' s ▁children . ▁ ▁The ▁Pl ates ▁of ▁Br ass ▁▁ ▁A ▁powerful ▁man ▁named ▁L aban ▁was ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁Pl ates ▁of ▁Br ass , ▁a ▁record ▁kept ▁by ▁the ▁Jews ▁which ▁contained ▁their ▁laws , ▁custom s , ▁history , ▁and ▁line age . ▁Ne phi ▁and ▁his ▁brothers ▁tried ▁three ▁times ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁br ass ▁pl ates ▁from ▁L aban . ▁First , ▁they ▁sent ▁Lam an , ▁who ▁simply ▁asked ▁L aban ▁for ▁the ▁pl ates . ▁L aban ▁tried ▁to ▁kill ▁Lam an , ▁acc using ▁him ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁th ief . ▁Lam an ▁fled ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁brothers , ▁extremely ▁ups et . ▁The ▁second