List of Book of Mormon groups
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This list is intended as a quick reference for groups of people mentioned in the Book of Mormon
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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...
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- AmalekitesAmalekites (Book of Mormon)First mentioned in the missionary chapters of the sons of Mosiah, the Amalekites of The Book of Mormon are described as a group of Nephite apostates...
: Group of Nephite apostates, origin unknown. Aligned with Lamanites. Aided in building city of Jerusalem in Land of Nephi. Described as more hardened than Lamanites. After order of NehorNehorNehor was the name of the Nephite founder of an apostate sect mentioned in the Book of Mormon, around 90 BC . In opposition to the Church of God headed by Alma the Younger, Nehor zealously preached the following doctrines:...
, and contend with Aaron the missionary son of Mosiah II. Stir up Lamanites against people of Anti-Nephi-LehiAnti-Nephi-LehiAccording to the Book of Mormon, the Anti-Nephi-Lehies were a group of people who, after a significant religious conversion, made a covenant that they would not participate in war and buried their weapons....
. Appointed captains in Lamanite armies due to their murderous dispositions. Described as Nephite dissenters. Usually better armed than Lamanites. Inspire Lamanites to fight. (Not a genealogical term or necessarily a religious term, rather a political term.) Mentioned only in the Book of Alma chapters 21-22, and 43 - Amalickiahites: Followers of AmalickiahAmalickiahIn the Book of Mormon, Amalickiah was a Nephite leader of a movement to reestablish a king, specifically him as the king of the Nephites. When he failed to gain power through a popular uprising he dissented to the Lamanites becoming their king and using them as a means to gain power over the...
, dissenters from the Nephites. Refuse to covenant and are executed according to the law. Are astonished at Nephite preparation. Referenced only in Alma chapters 46 and 49. - Amlicites: Nephite faction desiring a king. Followers of AmliciAmliciAccording to the Book of Mormon, Amlici was a Nephite rebel that lived in the 1st century BC on the American continent. The narrative of Amlici's life and interaction with the Book of Mormon people is detailed in chapter 2 of the Book of Alma....
, they consecrate him king. Nephites prepare to war with. They join with Lamanites and are defeated. Mark heads like Lamanites and are in open rebellion against God and cursed. Referenced in Alma chapter 2-3. - Ammonihahites: Inhabitants of the city of Ammonihah, after order of Nehors, Nephites by politically. The rejection of Alma and slaying of Saints are among their sins. Destruction foretold. Lamanites destroy and people scattered or slain. Referenced in Alma chapters 8-16, and 49.
- Ammonites: The people of AmmonAmmonAmmon , also referred to as the Ammonites and children of Ammon, was an ancient nation located east of the Jordan River, Gilead, and the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan. The chief city of the country was Rabbah or Rabbath Ammon, site of the modern city of Amman, Jordan's capital...
. Also called Anti-Nephi-LehiAnti-Nephi-LehiAccording to the Book of Mormon, the Anti-Nephi-Lehies were a group of people who, after a significant religious conversion, made a covenant that they would not participate in war and buried their weapons....
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and his brethren who want to be called Nephites. (Implied through Nephite mothers. See also Amulonites) - AmulonitesAmulonitesAccording to the Book of Mormon, the people commonly referred to as the Amulonites were composed of the priests of king Noah and the daughters of the Lamanites, whom the Amulonites took to wife by force...
: Descendants and followers of AmulonAmulonAccording to the Book of Mormon, Amulon was a Nephite that lived in the 2nd century BC. He was one of the wicked priests of the ill-fated King Noah. Upon King Noah's death and the invasion of the Lamanites into the land of Nephi, Amulon and a group of priests fled into the wilderness where they...
and the priests of NoahNoahNoah was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs. The biblical story of Noah is contained in chapters 6–9 of the book of Genesis, where he saves his family and representatives of all animals from the flood by constructing an ark...
. Called more wicked the Lamanites. After order of Nehors, stir up Lamanites. Rebel against Lamanite king and take up arms against Ammonites. Slay believers, and in turn are slain by Nephites. Usurp leadership and persecute Lamanites. Hunted down and slain by Lamanites.
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- IshmaelitesIshmaelitesAccording to the Book of Genesis, Ishmaelites are the descendants of Ishmael, the elder son of Abraham.-Traditional Origins:According to the Book of Genesis, Abraham's first wife was named Sarah and his second wife Hagar. However Sarah was old and barren, and could not conceive...
: A genealogical term derived from the families of the sons of IshmaelIshmael (Book of Mormon)In the Book of Mormon, Ishmael1 is the righteous friend of the prophet Lehi in Jerusalem. When Lehi takes his family into the wilderness, Lehi brings Ishmael and his family too. The daughters of Ishmael marry the sons of Lehi, but the sons of Ishmael join Laman and Lemuel in their rebellion against...
who aligned themselves after the division in the colony of Lehi with Laman. Mark of Lamanite also upon Ishmaelites. Make up a subgroup of Lamanites in later references. Later after Christ's appearance, divide themselves from the Nephite (probably a term of belief, though perhaps a bloodline) and willfully reject gospel. (Alma 3:7, 47:35; 4 Nephi 1:38)
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- Jacobites: Descendants and followers of Jacob (see Jacob 1:13; 4 Nephi 1:36)
- Jaredites: Descendants and followers of JaredJaredJared is a proper name of Biblical derivation that is a common first name, mostly in North American English-speaking countries.In the Bible, Jared was the sixth link in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 years...
- Josephites: Descendants and followers of JosephJoseph (Book of Mormon)In the Book of Mormon, Joseph is a priest, and a younger brother of the Prophets Nephi and Jacob.-Family:See also Joseph ....
(see Jacob 1:13; 4 Nephi 1:36)
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- Lamanites: Descendants and followers of Laman
- LemuelitesLemuelitesLemuelites were a subdivision of Lamanites, a purported people of the ancient Americas referenced in the Book of Mormon. To save time and prevent confusion those who were sought to destroy Nephi's people were often just called Lamanites.-Origins:...
: Descendants and followers of LemuelLaman and LemuelIn the Book of Mormon, Laman and Lemuel are the two eldest sons of Lehi and the older brothers of Sam, Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph. According to the text, they lived around 600 BC. They were notable for their rebellion against Lehi and Nephi, becoming the primary antagonists of the First and Second...
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- Mulekites: Not referenced directly in the Book of MormonBook of MormonThe 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...
, but a widely used term in LDSLatter Day Saint movementThe Latter Day Saint movement is a group of independent churches tracing their origin to a Christian primitivist movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in the late 1820s. Collectively, these churches have over 14 million members...
theology as a reference to the descendants of MulekMulekAccording to the Book of Mormon, Mulek was the only surviving son of Zedekiah, the last King of Judah, after the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem...
(see Mosiah 25:2; Helaman 6:10) - Morainton, people of: Lean by a man named Morianton, Fought with the people in the land of Lehi. Fled northward, battle with TeancumTeancumAccording to the Book of Mormon, Teancum was a Nephite military leader. Found in the Book of Alma between Alma 50:35 and Alma 62:40 , his period of time shown is 67-60 BC. His major accomplishments include the assassinations of King Amalickiah in 67 BC, and the subsequent assassination of...
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- First Zoramites: Descendants of ZoramZoramThere are three individuals named Zoram in the Book of Mormon, indexed in the LDS edition as Zoram1, Zoram², and Zoram³.- Zoram¹ :Zoram1 was the servant of Laban, a wealthy inhabitant of Jerusalem. According to First Nephi, Zoram led Nephi, disguised as Laban, into Laban's treasury...
2. Though of Israel, their tribe distinction is not mentioned as it is with the descendants of Lehi. Counted among the Nephites, and the true believers after the religious/political division after Christ's appearance. (see Jacob 1:13; 4 Nephi 1:36) - Second Zoramites: Followers of the Apostate ZoramZoramThere are three individuals named Zoram in the Book of Mormon, indexed in the LDS edition as Zoram1, Zoram², and Zoram³.- Zoram¹ :Zoram1 was the servant of Laban, a wealthy inhabitant of Jerusalem. According to First Nephi, Zoram led Nephi, disguised as Laban, into Laban's treasury...
3 and of a different political group not to be confused with the previously mentioned Zoramites. (Alma chapters 30-31, 35, and 43; 3 Nephi 1:29)
See also
- List of Book of Mormon people
- List of Book of Mormon places
- List of Book of Mormon prophets