Answer: Lehi and Sariah had at least one other son named Joseph, and at least two unnamed daughters. "My father had begat two sons in the wilderness; the elder was called Jacob and the younger Joseph." 1 Nephi 18:7 "I, Nephi, did take my family...and also my sisters, and all those who would go with me." 2 Nephi 5:6 Perhaps these sisters married some of the sons of Ishmael, who travels with Lehi. Ishmael had two sons and five daughters - none of whom are named, weirdly.
In the first verse I mentioned, Nephi records the words of his father Lehi to Jacob, who is the eldest of Nephi's younger brothers born in the wilderness between 591-589 BC. If this chapter occurs between 588-570 BC, then Jacob would be somewhere between the age of 1-21. I seriously doubt that the words, "in they childhood thou has suffered afflictions and much sorrow, because of the rudeness of thy brethren," would have been made to either a 1 year old infant or a fully grown man.
Nephi never mentions his sisters by name.
Other really prominent people who are oddly never mentioned by name in the Book of Mormon include:
- Queen Lamoni
- King Lamoni's father
- King Lamoni's father's wife
- the Brother of Jared
It's super strange to me that Nephi would not have recorded the name of his own wife. But the lineage of Nephi is also not explicitly recorded there, either.
:::shrug::: I guess maybe it's included in the sealed portion.
In this Arnold Friburg painting, Jacob is probably the little boy with the manacles or leather bracelet thingies leaning over the ship, while Nephi is the guy with the green shirt. Sariah and Lehi are the old ones in the middle.
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