Various Book of Mormon people
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The Book of Mormon contains information about a variety of people, but some individuals are only briefly mentioned. The individuals that relatively little is known about are listed alphabetically below:
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[edit] Abinadom
Abinadom was the son of Chemish. He received the Plates of Nephi from his father and wrote only two verses (Omni 1:10-11) before conferring the record to his son, Amaleki.
[edit] Amaleki
Amaleki was the son of Abinadom. He received the Plates of Nephi from his father and wrote Omni 1:12-30. He was the last person to write in the small plates of Nephi.
[edit] Amaron
Amaron was one of the sons of Omni. He received the Plates of Nephi from his father in 279 BC. He wrote part of the Book of Omni (specifically, Omni 1:4-8). Amaron gave the plates to his brother Chemish.
[edit] Amoron
Amoron is mentioned only as making a report to Mormon, about the wickedness of the Lamanites towards the Nephite prisoners, in Moroni 9:7. He should not be confused with Amaron, Ammaron, or Ammoron, three other Nephites with similar names.
[edit] Amos
Amos is the name of two people in the Book of Mormon:
- Amos1, son of Nephi, a Nephite record keeper who had custody of the Nephite records for 84 years, approximately from A.D. 110 to 194. Two verses, 4 Nephi 1:19-20, are an abridgment of his writings.
- Amos2, son of Amos1, a Nephite record keeper. Amos must have been exceptionally long-lived, for he had custody of the Nephite records for 112 years, approximately from A.D. 194 to 306 (although a certain commentator suggests that this Amos may be referring to at least two different people). 4 Nephi 1:21-46 are an abridgment of his writings. When Amos died, his brother Ammaron took over as record keeper
[edit] Cezoram
Cezoram was a chief judge over the Nephites. In the 62nd year of the reign of the judges, or 30 BC, Nephi, son of Helaman, gave up the judgement seat and thence devoted himself to spreading the gospel. (Helaman 5:1) Unfortunately, no more than four years had passed, and Cezoram was murdered by the Gadianton robbers. No sooner did his son replace him, than he was murdered also, by the followers of Gadianton. (Helaman 6:15) After that, the government fell into the hands of those robbers (Ibid. 6:38-39), and it is not known what happened with the judgement-seat until Nephi came back to call the people to repentance. (Ibid. 8:27ff)
Cezoram should not be confused with Seezoram, a Gadianton robber with a similar sounding name.
| Preceded by: Nephi, son of Helaman |
(Cezoram) Chief Judge of the Nephites the 62nd-66th years of the reign of the judges, or 30-26 B.C. |
Succeeded by: Cezoram's son |
| Preceded by: Cezoram |
(Son of Cezoram) Chief Judge of the Nephites the 66th year of the reign of the judges, or about 26 B.C. |
Succeeded by: Seezoram, if not one of the other Gadianton robbers first |
[edit] Chemish
Chemish was one of the sons of Omni. He received the Plates of Nephi from his brother Amaron and wrote only one verse (Omni 1:9) before conferring the record to his son, Abinadom.
[edit] Cohor¹
One of the early Jaredites, son of Corihor, son of Kib, and brother to Noah. He joined his brother Noah, with "all his brethren and many of the people" to establish a rival kingdom to Shule’s (Ether 7:15). There are no further references, but he seems to have been influential, for his brother Noah later names a son after him (Ether 7:20) and the name is passed down to the end of the Jaredite lineage (Ether 13:17).
[edit] Coriantor
One of the later Jaredites, son of Moron and father of Ether. Although his father had been king, Coriantor "dwelt in captivity all his days" (Ether 11:19).
[edit] Helaman, son of King Benjamin
Helaman was one of the sons of King Benjamin. His brothers were Mosiah II and Helorum. Helaman is only mentioned in one verse: Mosiah 1:2.
[edit] Helorum
Helorum, one of the sons of King Benjamin, brother of Mosiah2 and Helaman1. Helorum is mentioned in only one verse: Mosiah 1:2, but is addressed with his brothers by King Benjamin in Mosiah 1:2-8.
[edit] Moron
Moron (Ether 11:14-18) was a later Jaredite king who reigned during a time of great wickedness and turmoil, and was himself wicked. He lost half his kingdom for many years in a rebellion and, after regaining his kingdom, was completely overthrown and lived out his life in captivity. He was the grandfather of the prophet Ether.
[edit] Nephihah
Nephihah was the second chief judge of the Nephite people. He succeeded Alma the Younger when Alma had surrended the judgement seat to him to devote more time to missionary work. His son Pahoran inherited the judgement seat from him after his death.
| Preceded by: Alma the Younger |
Chief Judge of the Nephites the 9th-24th years of the reign of the judges, or 83-67 B.C. |
Succeeded by: Pahoran |
[edit] Pacumeni
Pacumeni was the brother of Pahoran, the son of Pahoran, and a contender for the judgement-seat over the people of Nephi. (Helaman 1:3) After the death of his brother Pahoran, Pacumeni acquired the judgement-seat (ibid. 1:13), but he didn't keep it long; for the land was being invaded by Lamanites, and Coriantumr, a large and mighty man and descendant of Zarahemla and dissenter from the Nephites, caught Pacumeni in his attempt to run away, and killed him at the city walls.
| Preceded by: Pahoran II |
Chief Judge of the Nephites the 40th-41st years of the reign of the judges, or 52-50 B.C. |
Succeeded by: Helaman |
[edit] Seezoram
Seezoram was a Gadianton robber and chief judge of the Nephites during the time of Nephi, son of Helaman. How and when he began his reign as chief judge is not known; his first appearance in the Book of Mormon is when Nephi, son of Helaman, prophesied his murder by the hand of his brother, Seantum. To give the wicked Nephites a sign that he, Nephi, was a prophet, he prophesied this murder to his people. Helaman 8:27-28; see also Helaman 9:20-37
Seezoram should not be confused with Cezoram, another Nephite chief judge who was assassinated earlier.
| Preceded by: unknown; eventually Cezoram's son |
Chief Judge of the Nephites unknown, to around the 70th year of the reign of the judges, or around 20 B.C. |
Succeeded by: unknown; eventually Lachoneus |
[edit] Shiblom
Shiblom is the name of two people in the Book of Mormon:
- Shiblom1, a Jaredite king, mentioned in Ether 1:11-12, where he is identified as Shiblon, but it is clear from the context that it is the same individual whose troubled reign is described in Ether 11:4-9.
- Shiblom2, a Nephite commander (Mormon 6:14).
The root of the name may be related to the Arabic word "Shibl," "lion cub." This has led to speculation of a connection with the "Jaguar Baby" images of Olmec culture.
[edit] Tubaloth
Tubaloth was the king of the Lamanites, and son of Ammoron, the previous king. He appointed Coriantumr, a mighty man and Nephite dissenter, to lead his armies.
| Preceded by: Ammoron |
King of the Lamanites the 31st-? years of the reign of the judges, or 60-? B.C. |
Succeeded by: unknown, eventually Aaron |
