Lamanites

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The Lamanites are a people described in the Book of Mormon as descendants of Laman who frequently oppose the Nephites and play a central role in the narrative’s religious and cultural conflicts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lamanites canonical 4
Lamanites (according to Book of Mormon) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Book of Mormon people
people in scripture
religious group
ancestor Laman
associatedWithFigure Alma the Younger (missionary among them)
Ammon (missionary to Lamanites)
Anti-Nephi-Lehies
King Lamoni
Laman
Lehi
surface form: Nephi (as rival lineage)

Samuel the Lamanite
conflictType political domination of Nephites at times
wars with Nephites
conversionNarratives large-scale conversions described in Alma
describedAs descendants of Laman
describedIn Book of Mormon
geographicAssociation lands south of Nephite territories (various Book of Mormon settings)
keyTheme covenant promises
missionary work among them
prophecies about their future
repentance
languageSharedWith Nephites (at various times)
mentionedInBook Book of Mormon
surface form: 1 Nephi

Book of Mormon
surface form: 2 Nephi

Book of Mormon
surface form: 3 Nephi

4 Nephi
Alma
Enos
Ether (in prophecies)
Helaman
Jacob
Jarom
Mormon
Moroni (in prophecies and addresses)
Mosiah
Omni
Book of Mormon
surface form: Words of Mormon
opposedGroup Nephites
playsRoleIn cultural conflicts in the Book of Mormon
religious conflicts in the Book of Mormon
propheticPromise future blessings upon their descendants if they keep commandments
relatedGroup Jaredites
surface form: Jaredites (indirectly, via narrative connections)

Mulekites
Nephites
religiousStatusInText often portrayed as unbelieving
sometimes portrayed as more righteous than Nephites
religiousTradition Latter-day Saint movement churches
surface form: Latter-day Saint movement
textualStatus existence presented as historical within the Book of Mormon narrative
usedAsSymbolOf spiritual degeneration and later redemption

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nephites interactedWith Lamanites
Nephites conflictWith Lamanites
Nephites eventuallyDestroyedBy Lamanites
this entity surface form: Lamanites (according to Book of Mormon)
Jaredites preceded Lamanites