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In the book of Ether found in the Book of Mormon, King Coriantumr (/ˌkɒriˈæntəmər/) [1] was the last Jaredite along with the prophet Ether. He and his family lived wickedly, rejecting Ether's invitation to change their ways. Over the course of his reign, many people try to take the kingdom from Coriantumr.
In the Book of Mormon, during the time of the Book of Alma, the land of Cumorah was part of the land of Desolation, "the land which had been peopled and been destroyed, of whose bones we have spoken". This land is identified as being north of the land of Zarahemla. [33] Moroni lived several years after recording the destruction of his people.
The Book of Mormon claims that the Jaredites grew to become a civilization that exceeded two million people just before its destruction. [11] They finally destroyed themselves about the time Lehi and the other refugees from Jerusalem arrived in America.
A secret combination, in the accounts of the Book of Mormon, is a term that describes a malignant secret society of "people bound together by oaths to carry out the evil purposes of the group." [1] Secret combinations were first discussed in the Book of Mormon, which was published in 1830 by Joseph Smith.
Coriantumr is the name of three figures that appear throughout the narrative of the Book of Mormon: Coriantumr (son of Omer) Coriantumr (last Jaredite king)
The Gadianton robbers (/ ˌ ɡ æ d i ˈ æ n t ən /), [1] according to the Book of Mormon, were a secret criminal organization in ancient America. Their use of murder and plunder to destabilize society and overthrow the extant government makes them similar to the Sicarii .
Ether 9:15–35 shows a pattern repeated many times in the Book of Mormon: [10] During the righteous reigns of Emer and Coriantum the people prospered exceedingly (v. 15-25) Under the reign of Heth, the people began to join together in secret combinations, and they turned to wickedness (v. 26-27)
Names with superscripts (e.g., Nephi 1) are generally numbered according to the index in the LDS scripture, the Book of Mormon [1] (with minor changes). Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the Book of Mormon; for instance, Aaron 1 is the biblical Aaron, brother of Moses.