Mulekites book of mormon

Going back and reading the scriptures there are only a few things that we know for sure. Book of mormon peoples the encyclopedia of mormonism. And it came to pass that the people of zarahemla, and of mosiah, did unite together. Book of mormon chronology chart book of mormon chronology chart book of mormon chronology chart jaredites mulekites lamanites nephites tower of babel 25002200 bc jerusalem ether brother of jared coriantumr 600 bc 500 400 300 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 bc 0 ad 100 200 300 400 ad people of zarahemla laman lemuel 25002200 jaredites mosiah i. Wayne may shares his research into the most probable location of the mulekite civilization in north america and the lost temple of zarahemla in modernday iowa state. They, along with the lamanites and the amulonites are credited with building the city of jerusalem, in the land of jerusalem. The book of mormon begins its story of the mulekites where the old testament story of zedekiah ends. This situation agrees with a number of clues in the book of mormon that suggest these colonies quickly interacted with outsiders. So, in this final piece of the introduction to the book of ether, the second last book in the book of mormon, i wanted to briefly touch upon why king mosiah ii waited 30 years to translate the plates. Religious groups and movements among the nephites, 2001 b. The words of mormon were written by mormon in around a. A serious reader of the book of mormon will at some point likely ask himself how much is known about the mulekites and about the role they played among book of mormon civilizations.

Amaleki writes that mulek, the son of zedekiah and heir to. The mulekites in later book of mormon and postcumorah times the last reference to this people as the seed of zedekiah occurs in helaman 8. Oct 05, 2018 photo from book of mormon evidence website but what about people they found when they arrived. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The discovery of a lone jaredite survivor, coriantumr, and his short time with the mulekites. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon. The word mulekite, after mulek, is commonly used to refer to his group. Book of mormon and as mulok in printed editions from 1830 to. The illustrations in that book still linger in my mind as what black and white illustrations should look like. Sailed across the ocean and arrived in the americas like lehi and his family. The book of mormon also introduces us to a much earlier culture known as the jaredites who left babylonia sometime between the 19 th and 20 th centuries bc from the tower of babel. May 22, 2018 modern anthropological research tells us that the new world was already extensively populated when the jaredites, lehites, and mulekites arrived.

Oct 01, 2019 the book of mormon onomasticon notes, given the possibility of phoenician influence on the mulekites who first settled the land around zarahemla,1 this gn given name may be identical to the biblically attested phoenician name for mount hermon, namely, siryon deuteronomy 3. This group was also led to safety by the lord at the time of the babylonian captivity the mulekites. The mulekites the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Possibly secreted away by family retainers and close associates of the king.

The book of mormon states that after escaping from judah, mulek traveled to the americas and established a civilization there. His peoples arrival in the new world is one of three recorded migrations from the old world. Why should readers pay close attention to the mulekites. May 17, 2018 and it came to pass that the people of zarahemla, and of mosiah, did unite together. Ancient histories and the mulekite landing book of. Ammaron instructs mormon concerning the sacred records.

Amaleki wrote more about the mulekites than any other book of mormon author. Later a region was named for zarahemla, a descendant of mulek mosiah 25. The mulekites were more important to the nephite nation than many. This article discusses the origin of this people as descendents of zedekiah and mulek and how they might have crossed the ocean to the new world. Around 323 bc a nephite man named mosiah found the already built city. The jaredite land northward to be confused with other mentions of a land northward from within the land of nephi, referring to the land of zarahemla is where the jaredites and mulekites landed.

Biblical scholars investigate such questions as the manuscript history. The jaredites book of ether came to the new world at the time of the tower of babel. Combining different societies, just as the nephites and mulekites did, takes patience and humility. A biblical scholar looks at the book of mormon mormons in. Or at least thats the narrativize i had in my head growing up. The mulekites were of the tribe of judah and thus it was the tribe of judah that inherit. But zarahemla had a clan, a lineage, that could command enormous popular support the old ruling family of the mulekites. Oct 25, 2016 if the lehites and mulekites were as lds scholars today argue only a very small subculture of israelites living in a predominantly pagan civilization for a millennium, why are there no references in the book of mormon to the other peoples or nations, no accounts of the nephites evangelizing pagans, and no polemics against polytheism, idolatry.

Periodically, he added editorial commentaries of his own that were skillfully woven into the texts of the primary authors in that record. Mulekites is a term regularly used by book of mormon scholars and commentators, but it is not found in the book of mormon. With the river sidon identified, we can go on to identify the location of the city and land of zarahemla we may surmise that because the lamanites and robbers occupied the western seashore, the mulekites would have avoided them and ventured inland, no doubt following the buffalo river as they went there is a nice piece of land between the buffalo river and its middle fork cazenovia creek. Smith suggested that the mulekites got to america with phoenician help.

Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. The mulekites and the phonecian connection book of. They were instructed to build eight barges in which to sail to america. The case of the lamanites, amlicites, and the mysterious amalekites, journal of book of mormon studies, 141 2005. Wayne may presents the supporting evidence for the heartland model, that the book of mormon nephites and jaredites lived in north america. The mulekites removed all doubt concerning the truthfulness of lehis prophecies see hel 8.

Not sothe book of mormon was written by descendants of josephthe nephitesnot the mulekites. According to hugh nibley, the father of contemporary mormon scriptural and theological scholarship, the book of mormon can and should be tested. The words of mormon is a short book by mormon that was written to connect the narrative of the small plates, which end with the book of omni, to the rest of the book, beginning with mosiah. A continent of jaredites, mulekites, and nephites mound rovers. The phoenicians were world class sailors and traders ca. But, sometimes its easy to forget about the mulekites, and the important role that they played. May 17, 2018 finally, the mulekites show us that the book of mormon was written by real people with real social challenges. Amaleki writes that mulek, the son of zedekiah and heir to the throne of david, came out from jerusalem at the time that zedekiah, king of judah, was carried away captive into babylon. The book of mormon contains the purported stories of three different groups which sailed to the americas.

The purpose of omnis little book is the same as the purpose of his fathers book the book of jarom to preserve their genealogy. Who were the mulekites, and why are they so important. With the river sidon identified, we can go on to identify the location of the city and land of zarahemla. Mulek, according to the book of mormon, was the only surviving son of zedekiah, the last king of judah, after the babylonian conquest of jerusalem. Mulek appears as muloch in the printers manuscript of the book of mormon and as mulok in printed editions from 1830 to 1852, then became mulek. The book of omni gets off to a great start for a book in the book of mormon with the words behold, it came to pass but it goes downhill quickly from there. A careful reading, though, suggests that the mulekites were enormously influential, both politically and religiously, among book of mormon. Furthermore, and very importantly for the book of mormons historicity, as with the rare discovery of the nihm altars in southern arabia linked to ishmaels death and burial, with the even rarer discovery of this small, inscribed seal, it is quite possible that an archaeological artifact of a book of mormon personality has been identified. Mulek, a book of mormon character, son of zedekiah, escaped the sack of jerusalem 587 b. A continent of jaredites, mulekites, and nephites mound. It is one of four groups described in the book of mormon as having settled in the ancient americas. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Hence latterday saints often refer to the descendants of this group of people as mulekites, although the book of mormon never uses the term.

Mulekites book of mormon notes how deep can you dig. They must have investigated the mouth of the coatzacoalcos river and the mouth of the mezcalapagrijalva which at that time ran where the tonala river. Mormon was the chief abridger and editor of the full book of mormon. Zedekiah, led a group from jerusalem in about 587 b. However it was pronounced, the name comes to us of course as.

Ancient histories and the mulekite landing book of mormon. The mulekite colony establishes itself in the northern lands, meets coriantumr, and develop as an independent civilization. Mulek according to the book of mormon, was the only surviving son of zedekiah, the last king. The book of mormon was published in 1830, the first edition describing joseph smith as author and proprietor of this work. Their identity is not immediately clear in the text, and can only be pieced together from isolated passages.

Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormonpart of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. The following paragraphs were written before i learned of a most exciting discovery that may further confirm the plausibility of the book of mormon. Jan 09, 2020 it has long been assumed by book of mormon scholars that mulek was very young, perhaps even an infant, and that he came to the americas in a phoenician vessel. Items in the bmc archive are made publicly available for noncommercial, private use. The book of mormon is the most important book in my life. Book of mormon nuggets supplementing jeff lindsays book of mormon evidences page.

The term mulekites is never mentioned in the book of mormon. They were also involved in the fulfillment of a third series of prophecies, which will be mentioned later. Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormon part of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. We may surmise that because the lamanites and robbers occupied the western seashore, the mulekites would have avoided them and ventured inland, no doubt following the buffalo river as they w. Mulekite is a term that does not occur in the text of the book of mormon, but has been used by members of the church to describe the descendants of mulek and the people of zarahemla before the reign of king mosiah ii, when they united themselves with the nephites mosiah 25.

The fact that the book of mormon is essentially silent about these other societies is consistent with. In the text of the book of mormon, the mulekites are referred to as the people of zarahemla. The mulekites and the phonecian connection book of mormon. Modern anthropological research tells us that the new world was already extensively populated when the jaredites, lehites, and mulekites arrived.

The book of mormon gives only very brief information about a group of people called mulekites. Zarahemla true book of mormon geography lands western. In later editions the word author was changed to translator, an. The thirty verses which comprise the book of omni, although written by five lesserknown authors, provide answers to many questions. Sorenson then examines in detail the interaction between the mulekite group and other groups of people as told in the book of mormon. The history accounts for three migrations of people from the middle east. Inclusion within the bmc archive does not imply endorsement. They, along with the lamanites and the amulonites are credited with building the city of jerusalem, in the land of jerusalem, within the land of nephi alma 21. The thirty verses which comprise the book of omni, although written by five. Most readers of the book of mormon are familiar with the nephites and the lamanites. But i thought the jaredites died out before the mulekites arrived.

If it does derive from the biblical name for the phoenician city sidon hebrew. Book of mormon central who were the mulekites, and why. Get the latest updates on book of mormon topics and research for free. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon.

Photo from book of mormon evidence website but what about people they found when they arrived. These people were eventually discovered by nephite refugees from lamanite. But they are not distinguished in any way in 3 nephi or 4 nephi, nor do the books of mormon or moroni refer to them. I refer to the 1997 discovery of an ancient seal in jerusalem that belonged to malkiyahu, the son of the king, which may. The best book of mormon scholarship has the mulekites landing first at the mouth of the papaloapan river in southern veracruz alma 22. The book of mormon onomasticon notes, given the possibility of phoenician influence on the mulekites who first settled the land around zarahemla,1 this gn given name may be identical to the biblically attested phoenician name for mount hermon, namely, siryon deuteronomy 3. The fact that the book of mormon is essentially silent about these other societies is consistent with the narrow focus. His people, known as the mulekites in the book of mormon, named their land mulek after the kings son hel. Land northward true book of mormon geography lands. Possibly the reason he escaped death too young to be noticed. Indeed, as the book of mormon reveals, zedekiah had a son named mulek, who survived the destruction of jerusalem and his fathers death omni 1. I remember it as one of the earliest things i read, starting with emma mar petersons childrens adaptation.

It has long been assumed by book of mormon scholars that mulek was very young, perhaps even an infant, and that he came to the americas in a phoenician vessel. Mulek plays a minor but important role in the book of mormon. The social strife between these groups, often hinted at throughout the book of mormon, provides a warning for modern readers. Insights from a book of mormon scholar salt lake city, ut. Zarahemla true book of mormon geography lands western new. Book of mormon central who were the mulekites, and why are. Because of the brevity of the book of mormon text regarding these people, little has been written about them in comparison to the nephites. The book of mormon teaches that when jerusalem was destroyed by babylon during the reign of zedekiah all of the sons of zedekiah were killed, except one son named mulek.