Mulek
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In the Book of Mormon, Mulek (BoM Arabic مولق Mūlaq) is the only surviving son of Zedekiah, the last King of Judah. According to the contention of non-Mormon scholars, Mulek never existed outside of the text of the Book of Mormon.[citation needed]
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[edit] Mulek and his nation
Mulek escapes on a ship and travels across the Atlantic Ocean to exile in the Americas, founding a new nation. The people of this nation are called the Mulekites (BoM Arabic مولقيين Mūlaqiyyīn). The Mulekites establish their capital at Zarahemla.
[edit] Encounter with the Jaredites
The last surviving Jaredite, Coriantumr, encounters the Mulekites.[1]
[edit] Encounter with the Nephites
When the Nephites lose their historic homeland of Lehi-Nephi to the Lamanites, the exiled remnants discover Zarahemla to their north. The Book of Mormon says that the Mulekites spoke a language largely unintelligible to the Nephites. When taught the Nephite language, the Mulekites told the Nephites about their descent from Mulek. They also had in their possession a stone which told the story of Coriantumr, the last survivor of the Jaredites who had been encountered by the Mulekites and lived among them until his death. Much of the prior Mulekite history was lost due to their lack of records and subsequent godlessness.[2]
[edit] Assimilation among the Nephites
The Nephites settle among the Mulekites, and the Nephites teach the Mulekites about their forgotten Torah and the Hebrew language. The Mulekites eventually adopt the language and religion of the Nephites, and are absorbed into the Nephites, who establish Zarahemla as their new capital.[3]
There is no archeological evidence that the Mulekites ever existed.[citation needed]
