Mulekites
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The Mulekites are a people described in the Book of Mormon as descendants of Mulek, a son of King Zedekiah, who fled Jerusalem and established a separate civilization in the Americas before later merging with the Nephites.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mulek | 3 |
| Mulekites canonical | 3 |
| people of Zarahemla | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1968830 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mulekites Context triple: [Book of Mormon, containsAccountOf, Mulekites]
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A.
Jaredites
The Jaredites are an ancient civilization described in the Book of Mormon as migrating to and inhabiting the Americas long before the Nephites and Lamanites, ultimately destroying themselves through internal conflict.
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B.
Lamanites
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.
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C.
Nephites
The Nephites are a prominent ancient people in the Book of Mormon narrative, depicted as a civilization descended from the prophet Lehi’s family in the Americas and central to the book’s religious and historical themes.
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D.
Moabites
The Moabites were an ancient Semitic people living east of the Dead Sea, frequently depicted in the Hebrew Bible as neighbors and adversaries of Israel.
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E.
Bnei Menashe
Bnei Menashe are a community in Northeast India and Myanmar who practice Judaism and claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mulekites Target entity description: The Mulekites are a people described in the Book of Mormon as descendants of Mulek, a son of King Zedekiah, who fled Jerusalem and established a separate civilization in the Americas before later merging with the Nephites.
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A.
Jaredites
The Jaredites are an ancient civilization described in the Book of Mormon as migrating to and inhabiting the Americas long before the Nephites and Lamanites, ultimately destroying themselves through internal conflict.
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B.
Lamanites
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.
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C.
Nephites
The Nephites are a prominent ancient people in the Book of Mormon narrative, depicted as a civilization descended from the prophet Lehi’s family in the Americas and central to the book’s religious and historical themes.
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D.
Moabites
The Moabites were an ancient Semitic people living east of the Dead Sea, frequently depicted in the Hebrew Bible as neighbors and adversaries of Israel.
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E.
Bnei Menashe
Bnei Menashe are a community in Northeast India and Myanmar who practice Judaism and claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of Mormon people
ⓘ
people in the Book of Mormon ⓘ |
| acceptedLeader |
King Mosiah I
ⓘ
surface form:
Mosiah I
|
| alsoCalled |
Mulekites
ⓘ
surface form:
people of Zarahemla
|
| associatedWith | people of Zarahemla ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Zarahemla ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelationToJaredites | post-Jaredite ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelationToNephites | contemporary with later Nephites ⓘ |
| collectiveNameAfterUnion | Nephites ⓘ |
| describedIn | Book of Mormon ⓘ |
| encountered | Coriantumr ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentityAfterUnion | subgroup of Nephites ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticRelation | distinct from Nephites before merger ⓘ |
| fledFrom | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | land southward in Book of Mormon geography ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
King Zedekiah of Judah
ⓘ
surface form:
King Zedekiah
Mulekites self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mulek
|
| hasProgenitor |
Mulekites
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mulek
|
| keptRecordAbout | Coriantumr ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the city of Zarahemla
ⓘ
joining with Nephite kingdom ⓘ |
| language | corrupted Hebrew ⓘ |
| lostKnowledgeOf |
detailed genealogy
ⓘ
full law of Moses ⓘ |
| lostScriptures | yes ⓘ |
| maintainedKnowledgeOf | coming of a Messiah (imperfectly) ⓘ |
| mergedWith | Nephites ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Mulekites
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mulek
|
| originatedFrom | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| politicalLeadersAfterUnion | Nephite kings and judges ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| populationStatusAtUnion | more numerous than Nephites ⓘ |
| possessedArtifact | large stone with engraving about Coriantumr ⓘ |
| recordKeeping | deficient compared to Nephites ⓘ |
| recordTranslatedBy |
King Mosiah I
ⓘ
surface form:
Mosiah I
|
| religion | belief in God of Israel (partially preserved) ⓘ |
| religiousLeadersAfterUnion | Nephite prophets ⓘ |
| ruledBy | king of Zarahemla ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
Book of Mormon
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Mormon, Ether (indirectly via Coriantumr)
Book of Mormon ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Mormon, Helaman
Book of Mormon ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Mormon, Mosiah
Book of Mormon ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Mormon, Omni
|
| scripturalTradition | oral more than written ⓘ |
| settledIn | land of Zarahemla ⓘ |
| timeOfDeparture | around the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon ⓘ |
| tribalDescentClaim | house of Judah through Zedekiah ⓘ |
| unitedUnder | King Mosiah I ⓘ |
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Subject: Mulekites Description of subject: The Mulekites are a people described in the Book of Mormon as descendants of Mulek, a son of King Zedekiah, who fled Jerusalem and established a separate civilization in the Americas before later merging with the Nephites.
Referenced by (7)
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