Samuel the Lamanite
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Samuel the Lamanite is a prophetic figure from the Book of Mormon known for preaching repentance to the Nephites from atop a city wall and foretelling signs of Christ’s birth and death.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of Mormon character
ⓘ
prophet ⓘ |
| activityLocation |
city of Zarahemla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
land of Zarahemla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Helaman 13
NERFINISHED
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Helaman 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ Helaman 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calledToPreachBy | the voice of the Lord ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Nephi son of Helaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divineProtection |
arrows could not hit him
ⓘ
stones could not hit him ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Lamanite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialReactionOfNephites | rejection ⓘ |
| knownFor |
preaching from the city wall
ⓘ
prophesying signs of Christ’s birth ⓘ prophesying signs of Christ’s death ⓘ |
| legacy |
example of courage in preaching despite persecution
ⓘ
symbol of Lamanite faithfulness in the Book of Mormon narrative ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Book of Mormon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| messageTheme |
repentance
ⓘ
testimony of Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ warning of destruction ⓘ |
| oppositionFaced |
attempts by Nephites to kill him with arrows
ⓘ
attempts by Nephites to kill him with stones ⓘ |
| preachedTo | Nephites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preachingLocationDetail | upon the wall of the city of Zarahemla ⓘ |
| prophesiedEvent |
signs at the birth of Christ
ⓘ
signs at the death of Christ ⓘ |
| prophesiedSign |
a day and a night and a day with no darkness
ⓘ
a new star in the heavens ⓘ destruction of many cities ⓘ earthquakes ⓘ great lights in heaven ⓘ rending of rocks ⓘ three days of darkness ⓘ thunderings and lightnings ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Latter-day Saint movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
preacher of repentance
ⓘ
prophet ⓘ |
| scripturalBook | Helaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | considered a true prophet in Latter-day Saint belief ⓘ |
| taughtDoctrine |
greater condemnation of the Nephites for rejecting more light
ⓘ
necessity of faith and repentance ⓘ salvation through Christ ⓘ the Lord’s mercy toward the Lamanites ⓘ |
| testifiedOf | Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | approximately 6–1 BC ⓘ |
| warnedOf | destruction of the Nephites if they did not repent ⓘ |
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