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

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Book of Mormon people
people in the Book of Mormon
acceptedLeader Mosiah I
linked to: King Mosiah I
alsoCalled people of Zarahemla
linked to: Mulekites
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
Mulek
linked to: Mulekites
hasProgenitor Mulek
linked to: Mulekites
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 Mulek
linked to: Mulekites
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 Mosiah I
linked to: King Mosiah I
religion belief in God of Israel (partially preserved)
religiousLeadersAfterUnion Nephite prophets
ruledBy king of Zarahemla
scripturalReference Book of Mormon, Ether (indirectly via Coriantumr)
linked to: Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon, Helaman
linked to: Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon, Mosiah
linked to: Book of Mormon

Book of Mormon, Omni
linked to: Book of Mormon
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Nephites alliedWith Mulekites
Lamanites relatedGroup Mulekites
Mulekites namedAfter Mulek
linked to: Mulekites
Mulekites hasAncestor Mulek
linked to: Mulekites
Mulekites hasProgenitor Mulek
linked to: Mulekites
Mulekites alsoCalled people of Zarahemla
linked to: Mulekites