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The Book of Mosiah (/ m oʊ ˈ s aɪ. ə,-ˈ z aɪ. ə /), [1] translated by Joseph Smith in the early 19th century, is one of the books which make up the Book of Mormon. The title refers to Mosiah II , a king of the Nephites at Zarahemla .
According to Mosiah priority, after the text of Mosiah through the end of the Book of Mormon was transcribed, Joseph Smith returned to the beginning and transcribed 1 Nephi through Words of Mormon. Mosiah priority is the most widely held solution to questions regarding the sequence of the English text.
Mosiah may refer to: King Mosiah I, in Mormon literature, king of a tribe of Nephites before 130 BC; King Mosiah II, in Mormon literature, king of the Nephite nation from about 124 BC to 91 BC; Book of Mosiah, a book of Book of Mormon, named after King Mosiah II; Mosiah priority, a theory about the creation of the Book of Mormon
In the Book of Mormon, Ammon (/ ˈ æ m ə n /) [1] is a prominent Nephite missionary and a son of King Mosiah. He originally opposes the church, but along with his brothers and Alma the Younger, is miraculously converted. Following his conversion he serves a mission to the Lamanites and converts Lamoni and his people.
King Noah (/ ˈ n oʊ ə /) [1] is a Nephite king in the Book of Mormon who appears in the Book of Mosiah.Noah rules over a colony of Nephites who come from Zarahemla and settle in the land of Lehi-Nephi, succeeding his father, Zeniff.
The Book of Mormon says he is well educated in the languages of his ancestors, the records on the brass plates, and the records on the plates of Nephi. When King Benjamin is about to die, he asks Mosiah to be the next king and gives him the plates of brass, the plates of Nephi, the sword of Laban, and the Liahona. All the people gather and ...
Mosiah 1, Nephite prophet and king of land of Zarahemla, who had gift of interpretation. Translated stone record of the Mulekites. Father of King Benjamin (c. 200 BC). [199] Mosiah 2, Nephite prophet and king, and also seer who could translate by means of interpreters. [200] Eldest son of King Benjamin.
In the Book of Mormon, chapters 9 through 22 of the Book of Mosiah are identified as the Record of Zeniff.These chapters contain the story of a group of Nephites, led by Zeniff, who leave the land of Zarahemla and return to their former land, known as the land of Nephi, which was then occupied by the Lamanites, their traditional enemies.