Lehi

Lehi is a figure in the Book of Mormon, regarded as a prophet and patriarch who lived in Jerusalem around 600 BCE. According to the text, he led his family into the wilderness to escape destruction and eventually traveled to the promised land in the Americas. Lehi is credited with receiving revelations from God and guiding his descendants, including his son Nephi, in the early history of their people as described in the book’s narrative.

Lehi, Utah, is a city in Utah County, United States. It lies along the Wasatch Front in northern Utah County and is part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area. The city sits near the Thanksgiving Point complex and has experienced rapid growth tied to the region’s expanding technology sector, retail development, and logistics networks.

In Utah, the name Lehi reflects the influence of Latter-day Saint heritage on place names and local culture. The two principal meanings—the biblical prophet and the Utah city named in his honor—are commonly referenced in discussions of religion, regional history, and the development of the Wasatch Front.