List of Book of Mormon people

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This list is intended as a quick reference for individuals mentioned in The Book of Mormon.

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[edit] Notation

Names with superscripts (e.g., Nephi1) are numbered according to the index in the LDS edition of The Book of Mormon.[1] Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in The Book of Mormon; For instance, Aaron1 is the biblical Aaron, brother of Moses.

  • Bold type indicates the person was an important religious figure, such as a prophet or a missionary.
  • Italic type indicates the person was a king, chief judge or other ruler
  • Underlined type indicates the person was a historian or record keeper; one whose writing (abridged or not) is included in The Book of Mormon
  • Combined typefaces indicate combined roles. For example, bold italic indicates an individual was both a religious and secular leader.

[edit] A

  • Aaron2, descendant of Heth, Jaredite king
  • Aaron3, son of Mosiah2, Nephite missionary
  • Aaron4, Lamanite king (ca AD 330)
  • Abinadi, Nephite prophet sent to people of Lehi-Nephi - converted Alma1(ca 150 BC)
  • Abinadom, son of Chemish, Nephite historian
  • Abish, Lamanite woman, servant of Lamoni's wife
  • Aha, Nephite military officer (ca 80 BC)
  • Ahah, son of Seth2, Jaredite king
  • Akish, son of Kimnor, Jaredite king
  • Alma1, Nephite prophet (ca 173-91 BC)
  • Alma2, son of Alma1, known as Alma the Younger. Nephite prophet and first chief judge (ca 100-73 BC).
  • Amaleki1, Nephite record keeper (ca 130 BC)
  • Amaleki2, seeker of Zeniff's people (ca 121 BC)
  • Amalickiah, Nephite traitor who becomes king of the Lamanites and wars with Nephites - killed by Teancum (ca 70 BC)
  • Amaron, son of Omni, Nephite record keeper
  • Aminadab, Nephite dissenter living among the Lamanites - reconverted by Nephi2 and Lehi4 (ca 30 BC)
  • Aminadi, descendant of Nephi1
  • Amlici, Nephite dissenter (ca 87 BC)
  • Ammah, Nephite missionary, companion of Aaron3
  • Ammaron, Nephite record keeper (ca AD 306)
  • Ammon1, leader of expedition to land of Nephi (ca 121 BC)
  • Ammon2, son of Mosiah2, missionary to the Lamanites, becomes chief judge in land of Jershon to Anti-Nephi-Lehites (ca 100 BC)
  • Ammoron, Nephite traitor, brother of Amalickiah, king of Lamanites after Amalikiah's death - killed by Teancum (ca 66-61 BC)
  • Amnigaddah, son of Aaron2, Jaredite king
  • Amnor1, Nephite spy in Amlicite campaign (ca 87 BC)
  • Amoron, a Nephite spy
  • Amos1, son of Nephi4, Nephite record keeper (ca 110-194)
  • Amos2, son of Amos1, Nephite record keeper (ca 194-306)
  • Amulek, son of Giddonah, Nephite missionary, companion of Alma2
  • Amulon, priest of King Noah, tributary Nephite monarch of Land of Helam
  • Anti-Nephi-Lehi, brother of Lamoni, king of converted Lamanites
  • Antiomno, Lamanite king of land of Middoni.
  • Antionah, ruler in Ammonihah
  • Antionum, Nephite commander (ca AD 385)
  • Antipus, Nephite commander in city of Judea.(ca 65 BC)

[edit] B

  • Benjamin, known as King Benjamin, Nephite prophet and king (ca 120 BC)
  • Brother of Jared, brother of Jared2, Jaredite prophet

[edit] C

  • Captain Moroni, see Moroni1
  • Cezoram, eighth Nephite chief judge (ca 30 BC)
  • Chemish, son of Omni, Nephite record keeper
  • Christ, see Jesus Christ
  • Cohor1, son of Noah2
  • Cohor2, early Jaredite king, 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).
  • Cohor3, late Jaredite
  • Com1, early Jaredite king, son of Coriantum1
  • Com2, late Jaredite king
  • Corianton, son of Alma2
  • Coriantor, late Jaredite, son of Moron, father of Ether. Although his father had been king, Coriantor "dwelt in captivity all his days"[2].
  • Coriantum1, early Jaredite king, son of Emer
  • Coriantum2, middle Jaredite, son of Amnigaddah
  • Coriantum3, early Jaredite, son of Omer
  • Coriantumr1, Jaredite king, last Jaredite survivor
  • Coriantumr2, Nephite apostate, commander of Lamanite forces
  • Corihor1, son of Kib, early Jaredite
  • Corihor2, late Jaredite
  • Corom, middle Jaredite king, son of Levi2
  • Cumenihah, Nephite commander (ca AD 385)


[edit] E


[edit] G

[edit] H

  • Hagoth, Nephite shipbuilder (ca 55 BC)
  • Hearthom, early Jaredite king
  • Helam, convert from the people of Noah2 (ca 147 BC). First of those baptized by Alma1
  • Helaman1, son of King Benjamin (ca 130 BC), brother of Mosiah II and Helorum. Helaman is only mentioned in one verse.[3]
  • Helaman2, eldest son of Alma2, prophet and military commander - sixth Nephite chief judge (ca 74-56 BC)
  • Helaman3, eldest son of Helaman2
  • Helem, brother of Ammon2
  • Helorum, son of King Benjamin (ca 130 BC), brother of Mosiah2 and Helaman1. Helorum is mentioned in only one verse[4], but is addressed with his brothers by King Benjamin[5].
  • Hem, brother of Ammon2
  • Heth1, early Jaredite
  • Heth2, middle Jaredite
  • Himni, son of Mosiah2 (ca 100-74 BC)

[edit] I

  • Isabel, harlot in land of Siron (ca 73 BC)
  • Isaiah2, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)
  • Ishmael1, an Ephraimite from Jerusalem (ca 600 BC)
  • Ishmael2, grandfather of Amulek

[edit] J

  • Jacob2, son of Lehi1, Nephite prophet and record keeper
  • Jacob3, Nephite apostate (ca 64 BC)
  • Jacob4, Nephite apostate (ca 29-30 BC)
  • Jacom, son of Jared2, early Jaredite
  • Jared2, founder of Jaredites
  • Jared3, early Jaredite king
  • Jarom, son of Enos2, Nephite record keeper
  • Jeneum, Nephite commander (ca AD 385)
  • Jeremiah2, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)
  • Jesus Christ, Savior and Redeemer
  • Jonas1, son of Nephi3, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)
  • Jonas2, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)
  • Joseph2, son of Lehi1 (ca 595 BC)
  • Josh, Nephite commander (ca AD 385)

[edit] K

  • Kib, early Jaredite king
  • Kim, Jaredite king
  • Kimnor, early Jaredite
  • King Benjamin (see Benjamin)
  • Kish, Jaredite king
  • Kishkumen, leader of robbers
  • Korihor, an antichrist (ca 74 BC)
  • Kumen, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)
  • Kumenonhi, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)

[edit] L

  • Laban, custodian of the brass plates (ca 600 BC)
  • Lachoneus1, Nephite chief judge (ca AD 1)
  • Lachoneus2, son of Lachoneus1, Nephite chief judge (ca AD 29-30)
  • Lamah, Nephite commander (ca AD 385)
  • Laman1, eldest son of Lehi1 (ca 600 BC)
  • Laman2, Lamanite king (ca 200 BC)
  • Laman3, son of Laman2 (ca 178 BC)
  • Laman4, Nephite soldier
  • Lamoni, Lamanite king converted by Ammon2
  • Lehi1, Hebrew prophet who led his followers to promised land in western hemisphere (c. 600 B.C.), father of Laman, Lemuel and Nephi1, samuel
  • Lehi2, son of Zoram2, possibly same as Lehi3.
  • Lehi3, Nephite military commander
  • Lehi4, son of Helaman2, Nephite missionary
  • Lehonti, Lamanite officer (ca 72 BC)
  • Lemuel, second son of Lehi1
  • Levi2, middle Jaredite king
  • Lib1, middle Jaredite king
  • Lib2, late Jaredite king
  • Limhah, Nephite commander (ca AD 385)
  • Limher, Nephite soldier (ca 87 BC)
  • Limhi, son of Noah3, third Nephite king in land of Lehi-Nephi (ca 121 BC)
  • Luram, Nephite soldier

[edit] M

  • Mahah, son of Jared3
  • Manti, Nephite soldier (ca 87 BC)
  • Mathoni, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)
  • Mathonihah, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)
  • Morianton1, Jaredite king
  • Morianton2, founder of the Nephite city of Morianton
  • Mormon1, father of Mormon2
  • Mormon2, abridger of the Nephite record
  • Moron, late Jaredite king[6] 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.
  • Moroni1, known as Captain Moroni, Nephite military commander (ca 99-56 BC)
  • Moroni2, son of Mormon2, Nephite prophet
  • Moronihah1, son of Moroni1, Nephite general (ca 60 BC)
  • Moronihah2, Nephite general who perished at the battle of Cumorah, along with his ten-thousand (ca 385 AD)
  • Mosiah1, Nephite prophet and king, father of King Benjamin
  • Mosiah2, son of King Benjamin, Nephite prophet and king (ca 154-91 BC)
  • Mulek, son of Jewish king Zedekiah
  • Muloki, Nephite missionary

[edit] N

  • Nehor2, Nephite apostate (ca 91 BC)
  • Nephi1, son of Lehi1
  • Nephi2, son of Helaman2 - seventh Nephite chief judge
  • Nephi3, son of Nephi2, known as Nephi the Disciple
  • Nephi4, son of Nephi3
  • Nephihah, second Nephite chief judge (ca 83 BC). He succeeded Alma the Younger when Alma had surrendered the judgment seat to him to devote more time to missionary work[7]. His son Pahoran inherited the judgment seat from him after his death[8].
  • Neum, Hebrew prophet quoted by Nephi1
  • Nimrah, son of Akish, Jaredite
  • Noah2, son of Corhihor, early Jaredite king
  • Noah3, son of Zeniff, Nephite king

[edit] O

[edit] P

  • Paanchi, son of Pahoran1 (ca 52 BC)
  • Pachus, king of Nephite dissenters (ca 61 BC)
  • Pacumeni, son of Pahoran1 fifth Nephite chief judge (ca 52 BC), brother of Pahoran, the son of Pahoran, and a contender for the judgement-seat over the people of Nephi[9]. After the death of his brother Pahoran, Pacumeni acquired the judgement-seat[10], 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.
  • Pagag, son of brother of Jared2
  • Pahoran1, son of Nephihah, third Nephite chief judge (ca 68 BC)
  • Pahoran2, son of Pahoran1, fourth Nephite chief judge, killed by Kishkumen (ca 52 BC)


[edit] R

[edit] S

  • Sam, third son of Lehi1 (ca 600 BC)
  • Samuel2, Lamanite prophet (ca 6 BC)
  • Sariah, wife of Lehi1 (ca 600 BC)
  • Seantum, member of Gadianton band (ca 23 BC)
  • Seezoram, member of Gadianton band, tenth known Nephite chief judge (ca 26 BC). 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[11][12]. Seezoram should not be confused with Cezoram, another Nephite chief judge who was assassinated earlier.
  • Seth2, son of Shiblon1, Jaredite
  • Shared, Jaredite military leader
  • Shem2, Nephite commander (ca AD 385)
  • Shemnon, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)
  • Sherem, an antichrist (ca fifth century BC)
  • Shez1, middle Jaredite king
  • Shez2, son of Shez1
  • Shiblom1 (also Shiblon), late Jaredite king[13]
  • Shiblom2, Nephite commander (ca AD 385)[14]
  • Shiblon, son of Alma2, Nephite missionary & record-keeper
  • Shiz, Jaredite military leader
  • Shule, early Jaredite king

[edit] T

  • Teancum, Nephite military leader (ca 67 BC)
  • Teomner, Nephite military officer (ca 63 BC)
  • Timothy, brother of Nephi2, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)
  • Tubaloth, Lamanite king (ca 51 BC), son of Ammoron, the previous king. He appointed Coriantumr, a mighty man and Nephite dissenter, to lead his armies[15]


[edit] Z

  • Zarahemla, descendant of Mulek, leader of Mulek's colony
  • Zedekiah2, one of twelve Nephite disciples (ca AD 34)
  • Zeezrom, Nephite lawyer, Converted by Alma2 and Amulek (ca 82 BC)
  • Zelph, a Lamanite soldier at the Battle of Cumorah
  • Zemnarihah, leader of Gadianton band (ca AD 21)
  • Zenephi, Nephite commander (ca AD 400)
  • Zeniff, Nephite king (ca 200 BC)
  • Zenock, prophet of Israel
  • Zenos, prophet of Israel
  • Zerahemnah, Lamanite commander (ca 74 BC)
  • Zeram, Nephite military officer (ca 87 BC)
  • Zoram1, servant of Laban (ca 600 BC)
  • Zoram2, Nephite chief captain (ca 81 BC)
  • Zoram3, Nephite apostate (ca 74 BC)

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Index
  2. ^ Ether 11:19
  3. ^ Mosiah 1:2
  4. ^ Mosiah 1:2
  5. ^ Mosiah 1:2-8
  6. ^ Ether 11:14-18
  7. ^ Alma4:17-18
  8. ^ Alma 50:37-39
  9. ^ Helaman 1:3
  10. ^ ibid. 1:13
  11. ^ Helaman 8:27-28
  12. ^ See also Helaman 9:20-37
  13. ^ Shiblom is 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.
  14. ^ Mormon 6:14
  15. ^ Hel. 1:16-17

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