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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 Book of Mormon is a religious text of the Latter Day Saint movement, first published in 1830 by Joseph Smith as ''The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi''. The book is one of ...
. The title refers to
Alma the Younger In the Book of Mormon, Alma, the son of Alma () is a Nephite prophet often referred to as Alma the Younger to distinguish him from his father, who is often referred to as Alma the Elder. These appellations, "the Younger" and "the Elder," are not ...
, a prophet and "chief judge" of the Nephites. Alma is the longest book in the Book of Mormon and consists of sixty-three chapters, taking up almost a third of the volume.


Narrative

The Book of Alma is the longest of all the books of the Book of Mormon, consisting of 63 chapters. The book records the first 39 years of what the
Nephite In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites () are one of four groups (along with the Lamanites, Jaredites, and Mulekites) said to have settled in the ancient Americas. The term is used throughout the Book of Mormon to describe the religious, poli ...
s termed "the reign of the judges", a period in which the Nephite nation adopted a constitutional theocratic government in which the judicial and executive branches of the government were combined.


Characters

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Alma the Younger In the Book of Mormon, Alma, the son of Alma () is a Nephite prophet often referred to as Alma the Younger to distinguish him from his father, who is often referred to as Alma the Elder. These appellations, "the Younger" and "the Elder," are not ...
*Gideon *
Nephihah This list is intended as a compendium of individuals mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Notation Names with superscripts (e.g., Nephi1) are generally numbered according to the index in the LDS scripture, the Book of Mormon (with minor changes) ...
* Sons of Mosiah **
Ammon Ammon (; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''ʻAmān''; '; ) was an ancient Semitic languages, Semitic-speaking kingdom occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Wadi Mujib, Arnon and Jabbok, in present-d ...
** Aaron3 **
Omner This list is intended as a compendium of individuals mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Notation Names with superscripts (e.g., Nephi1) are generally numbered according to the index in the LDS scripture, the Book of Mormon (with minor changes) ...
** Himni *
Amulek Amulek () is a man referred to in the Book of Alma, a section of the Book of Mormon. After being visited by an angel, he gives food to the prophet Alma, listens to his preaching, and becomes his missionary companion. Alma and Amulek preach in A ...
*Zoram2 *
Ammon Ammon (; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''ʻAmān''; '; ) was an ancient Semitic languages, Semitic-speaking kingdom occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Wadi Mujib, Arnon and Jabbok, in present-d ...
*Melek * Lehonti *
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 limit ...
*Shiblon *Corianton * Captain Moroni * Two thousand stripling warriors *
Teancum According to the Book of Mormon, Teancum () was a Nephite military leader. He is described in the Book of Alma between Alma 50:35 and Alma 62:40 (inclusive). According to LDS teachings, he is known for the assassinations of King Amalickiah and th ...
* Laman4 * Gid * Teomner *Pahoran * Moronihah *
Nehor Nehor () is the founder of an apostate sect mentioned in the Book of Mormon around 90 BC in the first year of the reign of the judges. He teaches the Nephites that priests and teachers should be supported by their followers, and that all will be s ...
* Amlici *Zoram * Zerahemnah *
Amalickiah In the Book of Mormon, Amalickiah () was a Nephite dissenter. His first appearance in the text is as a political dissident with aspirations to re-establish a monarchy. Later, after seizing the Lamanite throne, Amalickiah led a war to enslave the ...
* Morianton * Ammoron * King-men * Gidoni


Converts

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Zeezrom In the Book of Mormon, Zeezrom () is a Nephite lawyer who, through deceit and money, seeks to gain power among the Nephites through his vocation. Alma the Younger and his missionary companion Amulek teach Zeezrom in Ammonihah. At first he resist ...
* Lamoni * Anti-Nephi-Lehi


Notes


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External links

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