Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which, according to Latter Day Saint theology, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from 600 BC to AD 421 and during an interlude ...
IPA
IPA commonly refers to:
* India pale ale, a style of beer
* International Phonetic Alphabet, a system of phonetic notation
* Isopropyl alcohol, a chemical compound
IPA may also refer to:
Organizations International
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Nephite
According to the Book of Mormon, the Nephites () are one of four groups (along with the Lamanites, Jaredites, and Mulekites) to have settled in the ancient Americas. The term is used throughout the Book of Mormon to describe the religious, ...
military commander who lived in the 1st century BC. The story of Antipus and his army is detailed in the 56th chapter of the
Book of Alma
The Book of Alma: The Son of Alma (), usually referred to as the Book of Alma, is one of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. The title refers to Alma the Younger, a prophet and "chief judge" of the Nephites. Alma is the longest book in t ...
. In 66 BC Antipus' army was strengthened with the 2,000 warriors under the leadership of
Helaman
The Book of Mormon mentions three men named Helaman ( ). The first was the son of King Benjamin, king of the united Nephite-Zarahemla kingdom who lived in the 2nd century BC. Besides his genealogy, information about the first Helaman is limite ...
. Helaman and Antipus engaged the invading
Lamanite
The Lamanites () are one of the four ancient peoples (along with the Jaredites, the Mulekites, and the Nephites) described as having settled in the ancient Americas in the Book of Mormon, a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement. The Lamani ...
army by a stratagem in which Helaman and his 2,000 played decoy. Helaman was to lead away the Lamanite army while Antipus attacked from behind. After three days of the Lamanites pursuing Helaman, Antipus and his army finally overtook and engaged the Lamanites. However, in the battle Antipus was slain and his army only avoided complete defeat when Helaman and his 2,000 also joined the battle.