According to the Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...

, Jarom was a Nephite

Nephite

According to the Book of Mormon, a Nephite is a member of one of the four main groups of settlers of the ancient Americas. The other three groups are the Lamanites, Jaredites and Mulekites. In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites were a group of people descended from or associated with Nephi, the...

 prophet, the son of the prophet Enos

Enos (Book of Mormon)

According to the Book of Mormon, Enos, was a son of Jacob, a Nephite prophet and author of the Book of Enos.-Family:-Nephite record keeping:...

, who lived from about 420 BC to about 361 BC. Jarom is thought to have authored the Book of Jarom

Book of Jarom

The Book of Jarom is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. According to the text it was written by Jarom, a descendant of the prophet Nephi.The book consists of a single chapter...

, which comprises 15 verses in the Book of Mormon.

Writings

Jarom relates that he received "revelations" and prophesied, and that there were many wars between the two Book of Mormon peoples the Nephites and the Lamanites. Before his death, record keeping was handed over to his son Omni.

Family