"[7], The last surviving Jaredite, Coriantumr, encountered the Mulekites, "and he dwelt with them for the space of nine moons" before he died.[8]. The Mulekites could have easily sailed up the river without encountering the Nephites or the Lamanites, who were several hundred miles east. See this page in the original 1992 publication. When the Nephites were commanded to leave their historic homeland of Lehi-Nephi to flee from the Lamanites, the exiled remnants discovered the city of Zarahemla, to their north. Mosiah sends sixteen explorers to find Lehi-Nephi. (See Ensign, Jan. 1987, p. (Hel. The Nephites taught the Mulekites their language and united to become one people, appointing Mosiah to be their king. [2], According to the Book of Mormon, when Jerusalem was destroyed by Babylon, during the reign of Zedekiah, all of the sons of Zedekiah were killed except Mulek. Please give me the BoM verses stating that the Mulekites sailed to "the promissed land" Why the Nephites and Jaredites went in 600BC to the promised land in so called America and the Mulekites to Zarahemlah, evidently no promised land and not in America. Retribution followed swiftly. Even less is known about their history or their journey to America. ), Ammon and his companions then learned of another expedition of forty-three men sent by King Limhi that had just returned not many days before from a search for Zarahemla. Modern anthropological research tells us that the New World was already extensively populated when the Jaredites, Lehites, and Mulekites arrived. One reason that readers of the Book of Mormon get confused about the Mulekites is that the name Mulekite is never used. 216.) (Hel. Thomas Stuart Ferguson lay in … When they had gathered together near the temple built in Zarahemla, the Nephites and Mulekites offered burnt sacrifices according to the law of Moses and gave thanks to the Lord for bringing them out of the land of Jerusalem and appointing just men to teach them to keep the commandments of God. Author: Tanner, Morgan W. The Jaredites are a people described in the book of Ether (see Book of Mormon: Book of Ether) whose name derives from their first leader, Jared.The Jaredites date to the time of the "great tower" mentioned in the Old Testament (Gen. 11:1-9), which was built in or around Mesopotamia. The scriptural account of the uniting of Mosiah’s group with the Mulekites, referred to as the people of Zarahemla, explicitly shows that their meeting was no coincidence. Ammon leads King Limhi and his people back to Zarahemla. In the words of Josephus, “After this manner … the kings of David’s race ended their lives, being in number twenty-one, until the last king.” (Josephus, trans. ), Thus, the once spiritually benighted and degenerate society of the Mulekites became the ecclesiastical and political capital of the Nephites, at least until the time of Christ. I don't know why it is so set in cement that Lehi, Mulekites, and Jaredites had to have traveled to Mesoamerica by way of the Pacific. ), While abridging the Book of Ether, Mormon mentioned that the Jaredites were even north of the Mulekites: “And it came to pass that their flocks began to flee before the poisonous serpents, towards the land southward, which was called by the Nephites Zarahemla.” (Ether 9:31.) 21:3–6.) That means for at least 400 years the Nephites, the Mulekites, and the Jaredites all lived on the same continent together. ), At first, one might ask, Why didn’t the Mulekites bring records, as the Nephites did? But the Mulekites with only planes between them and the last remnants of the Jaredite nation …. Just prior to his death, Amaleki completed the Book of Omni by briefly recording the account of King Mosiah’s discovery of the people of Zarahemla—the Mulekites. Then, being warned of the Lord, they “fled eight days’ journey into the wilderness” and established the community called Helam. [3][4] Along with "as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord," Mulek escaped into the wilderness, traveled "across the great waters" to the Americas, and founded a new nation. (Mosiah 1:10; italics added.). ), “And it came to pass that the people of Zarahemla, and of Mosiah, did unite together; and Mosiah was appointed to be their king.” (Omni 1:19. Nebuchadnezzar sent his armies against Jerusalem again. Critics of the Book of Mormon argue that it contradicts the Bible when it states that one of King Zedekiah's sons (Mulek) escaped and came to the Americas. The people of Zarahemla had come from the land of Jerusalem under the leadership of Mulek, the only surviving son of King Zedekiah. They then became amalgamated with the Nephites. The author highlights the stone workmanship, mummies, and metallurgy in Peru. The word Mulekite, after Mulek, is commonly used to refer to his group. Part of their rejoicing was because “the Lord had sent the people of Mosiah with the plates of brass which contained the record of the Jews.” (Omni 1:14.). Jeremiah’s promises apparently fell on deaf ears, for Zedekiah continued to listen to his nationalistic friends. 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Apparently, these men had traveled northward, but missed the land of Zarahemla. They were discovered by Mosiah (Omni 1:14) several centuries after their arrival. (Omni 1:14–15.) From the stone, Mosiah learned of a man named Coriantumr and how his people, the Jaredites, were slain. The Mulekites came to America from Jerusalem in 586 B.C. The story of the Mulekites began in the days of Lehi and Jeremiah, prophets in Jerusalem at the time of the fall of the kingdom of Judah. The Book of Mormon begins its story of the Mulekites where the Old Testament story of Zedekiah ends. ), During the reign of Jehoahaz, Pharaoh-nechoh came from Egypt and dethroned Jehoahaz and placed Jehoiakim (also known as Eliakim) on the throne. They were led by the last living son of Zedekiah, Mulek. Apparently, moral corruption had also attended the alteration of language—partly due to the fact that they had taken no scriptural record with them when they left Jerusalem: “And at the time that Mosiah discovered them, they had become exceedingly numerous. 20:17–18. Wayne May shares his research into the most probable location of the Mulekite civilization in North America and the lost temple of Zarahemla in modern-day Iowa state. They were at first suspected of being enemies, but after gaining an audience with King Limhi and explaining their purpose in coming, the people rejoiced in anticipation of their release from Lamanite bondage. What a joy it is for us to realize that as we teach gospel truths to the indigenous people in the areas of Book of Mormon heritage that we are offering gospel truths not only to the descendants of Lehi—but also to those of the colony of Mulek. Well, Israel, of course, silly! Furthermore, the Mulekites would have sailed right past other civilizations that likely existed in the area, descendants of Jaredites or other groups who had come to the continent. After the people of Limhi emigrated to Zarahemla and joined the church established there, Mosiah translated these plates through the use of “interpreters,” or seer stones, divinely preserved and empowered for just such a purpose. Journeys to and from the land of the Mulekites also shown. (See Mosiah 7. The army pursued them and captured them at the plains of Jericho. Some come from the Appalachian region of the U.S. which spans over Canada and numerous states in the U.S. Like African-Americans, Melungeons also have a painful past in America – “have been maligned and denied t… The journey takes “many days.”. When the Mulekites discovered Coriantumr, he was not previously known to them Omni 1:21. He began by causing that the people of Zarahemla be taught in his language, undoubtedly so they could be taught the word of God from the records. Zedekiah, the brother of Jehoiakim and the grandson of righteous King Josiah, was only twenty-one years old when he began his reign. By Lizzie Wade Jan. 18, 2018 , 10:45 AM. 6:10 .) [6], In the text of the Book of Mormon, the Mulekites are referred to as the "people of Zarahemla. There is absolutely no evidence, outside the Book of Mormon itself, that Nephites ever existed, that they were Hebrews, or that they came from Jerusalem to South America circa 600 BC (1 Nephi 18:23–25). The city soon fell, and the Babylonian generals entered the gates. 1:4.). The people were filled with the Holy Ghost and received a remission of their sins, took upon them the name of Christ, and covenanted to keep God’s commandments. What is less well known is that the majority of these Saints were the more numerous Mulekites. The “Mulekites” (a term never used in the Book of Mormon) are barely mentioned in the Nephite record. There they flourished until they were discovered by the Lamanites and wicked priests of King Noah. The tragic events leading up to the overthrow of King Zedekiah and the destruction of Jerusalem were foretold by many prophets. The person who believes Phoenicians/North Africans came to South America believes these people came at about the time Lehi and party arrived, possibly earlier. After Alma began teaching and baptizing at the waters of Mormon, he and his followers were discovered by the servants of King Noah. (See Alma 5:1; Alma 6:1; Alma 27:20.) Their history spans over one thousand years, from 600 BC to 450+ AD and occupies most of the Book of Mormon text. The Book of Mormon states that after escaping from Judah, Mulek traveled to the Americas and established a civilization there. For the most part, Nephite scribes are uninterested with the Mulekites… Even worse than the history is the theology of Mormonism, which directly contradicts the Bible in several areas. Later, Ross T. Christensen, an American archeologist, speculated that the Mulekites, who are mentioned in the Book of Mormon, were probably of Phoenician ethnic origin. Jehoiachin had reigned only three months when Nebuchadnezzar came up again to Jerusalem, besieged it, and took captives back to Babylon. (See Ether 13:20–21.). 6:10.) There Zedekiah’s sons and the nobles of Judah were slain before his eyes. America did not remain uninhabited for long. Jehoiakim was left in power, but after three years he rebelled and was killed. In fact, it indicates that it was only the righteous who went with Mosiah to the land of Zarahemla. (See Omni 1:20–22.). Before his death, King Benjamin sent a proclamation “throughout all this land among all this people, or the people of Zarahemla, and the people of Mosiah who dwell in the land” to be gathered together for him to speak to them. According to ancient Indian legends a people, which I believe were the Mulekites, came from the east. 6:10.). The Lord has not fully revealed his purpose in leading this remnant, including a surviving heir to David’s throne, out of Jerusalem to be reunited with another chosen remnant, the Nephites. Even less is known about their history or their journey to America. The people of Mulek established their capital at Zarahemla, north of where Lehi and his people landed. The people of Zarahemla are thus often referred to as Mulekites. The Mulekites crossed the ocean and located some distance north of the central Nephite settlements (Helaman 6:10; Mosiah 25:2). J. Larson April 12, 2016. The stone containing the story of Coriantumr and the Jaredites that was discovered by the Mulekites also placed the Jaredite civilization north of Zarahemla. The story of Mulek actually adds significant evidence to the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. They were discovered by Mosiah (Omni 1:14) several centuries after their arrival. Amaleki referred to them as the “people of Zarahemla,” after their leader Zarahemla. The Nephites sailed over in 600 BCE, the people of Zarahemla (aka the Mulekites) did likewise in 586 BCE, as did Corantumr's people (aka the Jaredites) at the time of the Tower of Babel. Amaleki says: “Behold, I will speak unto you somewhat concerning Mosiah, who was made king over the land of Zarahemla; for behold, he being warned of the Lord that he should flee out of the land of Nephi, and as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord should also depart out of the land with him, into the wilderness—, “And it came to pass that he did according as the Lord had commanded him. Perhaps the most infamous was King Mannaseh, who built altars for Baal or other heathen deities—some even in the temple—and “made his son to pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards.” (See 2 Kgs. Nephi stated that “in the commencement of the first year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, … there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people that they must repent, or the great city of Jerusalem must be destroyed.” (1 Ne. The Mulekites came to America too. 6:10.) (See Mosiah 23:3, 19.) PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROUTE OF MULEK’S COLONY. The over-zealous attempt of Zeniff and his followers to reestablish a colony in Nephi-Lehi, the land of their fathers, brought two more groups of righteous Saints to the Mulekites—one led by Alma and the other by King Limhi. They then became amalgamated with the Nephites. (See Mosiah 28:11–17. This is the area called Pachacamac by present-day archaeologists and anthropologists, but in the day of the Mulekites, they called it Zarahemla, for the Lord did bring them “across the great waters, into the land where Mosiah discovered them; and … Question: Did one of King Zedekiah's sons, Mulek, escape and come to the New World? 8:21.) These forty-three explorers had found a destroyed civilization and feared the worst—they mistakenly thought that the land they had found was Zarahemla. Omni 1:15-16-Mosiah Discovered the Mulekites. 1987, 60. However, as late as 51 B.C., a Lamanite affiliate who was a descendant of king Zarahemla attacked and gained brief control over the Nephite capital ( … The generals then took them up to Riblah, Nebuchadnezzar’s headquarters. Jehoiakim had reigned only eleven years when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, overthrew the Egyptian rule and took control of the Kingdom of Judah. Relative geographical locations of the Jaredite, Mulekite, and Nephite/Lamanite civilizations. During the nineteen-month siege, Jeremiah went to Zedekiah with a promise from the Lord: “If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then … this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house: “But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.” (Jer. The Book of Mormon gives us some general proximities of the Mulekite, the Nephite-Lamanite, and the Jaredite civilizations (see figure 1): “Now the land south was called Lehi, and the land north was called Mulek.” (Hel. ( Hel. Nevertheless, they had had many wars and serious contentions, and had fallen by the sword from time to time; and their language had become corrupted; and they had brought no records with them; and they denied the being of their Creator; and Mosiah, nor the people of Mosiah, could understand them.” (Omni 1:17. The Book of Mormon chronologist dates this divinely arranged reuniting of these two escaped remnants of Jerusalem sometime between 279 B.C. King Benjamin then delivered the message that he had received from an angel concerning the birth, mission, and atonement of Jesus Christ. His eighteen-year-old son Jehoiachin was then instated as king. This situation agrees with a number of clues in the Book of Mormon that suggest these colonies quickly interacted with outsiders. The Lord has not fully revealed his purpose in leading this remnant, including a surviving heir to David’s throne, out of Jerusalem to be … Not knowing the route to take, the sixteen men, led by Ammon, wandered forty days until they arrived at the Land of Nephi. It has been accepted for inclusion in BYU Studies Quarterly by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. The Mulekites did not migrate very far away from their original homeland in Zarahemla Omni 1:16. It became the center stake, as it were, for the righteous Saints. Amaleki continues: “And they journeyed in the wilderness, and were brought by the hand of the Lord across the great waters, into the land where Mosiah discovered them; and they had dwelt there from that time forth.” (Omni 1:16; italics added.) During this time, the language of the Mulekites had so changed that the people of Mosiah could not understand them. In time the remnants of these two societies merged, but retained the Nephite designation. Perhaps worst of all, he shed innocent blood until it “filled Jerusalem from one end to another.” (2 Kgs. Now if you put a mountain range between the Nephites and the other two it makes more sense why they may have had limited contact. Amaleki writes that Mulek, the son of Zedekiah and heir to the throne of David, came “out from Jerusalem at the time that Zedekiah, king of Judah, was carried away captive into Babylon.” (Omni 1:15.) (See Mosiah 8:7–9.) The thirty verses which comprise the Book of Omni, although written by five lesser-known authors, provide answers to many questions. 6:10) and would later join with the Nephites, who discovered the Mulekites. The Phoenician theory is also supported in a book written in 1871, by John Denison Baldwin, an American anthropologist. Mulek (/ˈmjuːlɛk/),[1] according to the Book of Mormon, was the only surviving son of Zedekiah, the last King of Judah, after the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem. The Book of Mormon records that the Mulekites spoke a language that was largely unintelligible to the Nephites. Zeniff and followers return to Lehi-Nephi. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulek&oldid=996009269, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 December 2020, at 01:21. ), Seeing the condition they were in, Mosiah set out to rectify the situation. (See Mosiah 2:1–4.) Perhaps one of the most well-known stories in the Book of Mormon is that of the people of King Benjamin. ), During Mosiah’s reign, an interesting event occurred: a “large stone” was brought to Mosiah with engravings upon it, and he was able to interpret the writing by the power of God. A serious reader of the Book of Mormon will at some point likely ask himself how much is known about the Mulekites and about the role they played among Book of Mormon civilizations. (See F. J. Foakes and D. D. Jackson, The Biblical History of the Jews, Cambridge: W. Heffe and Son L.T.D., 1917, p. » Mulekites Evidence in North America | Wayne May. Without this brief record we would know little concerning the conversion of the Mulekites from an atheistic people into some of the most faithful Saints in the entire Book of Mormon. “And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” (2 Kgs. When taught the Nephite language, the Mulekites recounted their descent from Mulek, which was then recorded. However, the limited account of their escape from Jerusalem and journey to the promised land clearly shows that it followed a divine plan. The Route of the Mulekites We now turn our attention to another group of Jewish refugees who also made their way to America at about the same time as Lehi, the Mulekites. The Mulekites eventually adopted the Nephites' language and religion, and the two peoples formed one nation by establishing Zarahemla as their new capital and naming the Nephite Mosiah as their king.[10]. They were led by the last living son of Zedekiah, Mulek. ), With the exception of King Josiah, all of the kings following Hezekiah caused great wickedness in the kingdom of Judah. It is one of four groups (the others being the Nephites, the Lamanites, and the Jaredites) described in the Book of Mormon as having settled in the ancient Americas. Last of all, Zedekiah’s eyes were put out and he was bound and taken to Babylon. 22. Very little information is really given about the Mulekites, who, by descent, outnumbered the Nephites. This remarkable conversion came largely to a people who only a few generations earlier were a spiritually darkened, atheistic society. And Mormon referred to the Mulekites by the name of Mulek, the son of King Zedekiah who came out of Jerusalem with them. Although they lived in America during the same period as the Nephites and Lamanites, they did not encounter them until around 200 B.C. In the Book of Helaman, Nephi, son of Helaman, referred to them as “the seed of Zedekiah.” (Hel. And Mormon referred to the Mulekites by the name of Mulek, the son of King Zedekiah who came out of Jerusalem with them. Thus, Coriantumr’s arrival among the Mulekites must have taken place at least a couple of generations, and probably many generations, before this combining of the Nephite and Mulekite nations. There they dwelt until a group of righteous Saints led by Mosiah traveled northward and, upon discovering them, joined their society. These nationalistic leaders seemed to have made only a superficial covenant with Nebuchadnezzar, for in 593 B.C., shortly after the Babylonian armies had departed, ambassadors from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Tyre, and Sidon came to Jerusalem to plan a rebellion against Babylon. His people, known as the Mulekites in the Book of Mormon, named their land Mulek after the king's son (Hel. Mosiah leads righteous Saints to Zarahemla. In Ancient America, Baldwin wrote, Melungeons are typically believed to come from East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and eastern Kentucky. ), Almost like two old acquaintances meeting after a long separation, the people of Mosiah and the people of Zarahemla “rejoiced exceedingly” to see each other. This meeting had been prophesied of and divinely arranged. However, no archaeological evidence supporting the existence of any of these groups has been documented in the scientific community. Migrate very far away from their original homeland in Zarahemla Omni 1:16 years. 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