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 (5)

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 (18)

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
Lehi → forefatherOf → Mulekites (by association through narrative context, not direct descent) ⓘ
linked to: Mulekites
Coriantumr → met → people of Zarahemla ⓘ
subject linked to: Coriantumr (last Jaredite king)
linked to: Mulekites
Coriantumr → met → Mulekites ⓘ
subject linked to: Coriantumr (last Jaredite king)
Omni → recordsHistoryOf → Mulekites ⓘ
Omni → mentionsFigure → Mulek ⓘ
linked to: Mulekites
Coriantumr → encountered → Mulekites ⓘ
Zarahemla → capitalOf → Mulekite people ⓘ
linked to: Mulekites
Zarahemla → associatedWithPeople → Mulekites ⓘ
King Mosiah I → ruledOver → Mulekites ⓘ
King Mosiah I → associatedWith → Mulek ⓘ
linked to: Mulekites