Unit 45

Nephites

16 occurrences in 13 verses

Alma 2:11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 28, 36,

Alma 3:1, 4, 11

Alma 2:11

Now the people of Amlici were distinguished by the name of Amlici,

being called Amlicites;

and the remainder were called Nephites, or the people of God.

Alma 2:12

Therefore the people of the Nephites were aware of the intent of the Amlicites,

and therefore they did prepare to meet them;

yea, they did arm themselves with swords, and with cimeters,

and with bows, and with arrows,

and with stones, and with slings,

and with all manner of weapons of war, of every kind.

Alma 2:15

And it came to pass that the Amlicites came upon the hill Amnihu,

which was east of the river Sidon,

which ran by the land of Zarahemla,

and there they began to make war with the Nephites.

Alma 2:17

And they began to slay the Amlicites upon the hill east of Sidon.

And the Amlicites did contend with the Nephites with great strength,

insomuch that many of the Nephites did fall before the Amlicites.

Alma 2:18

Nevertheless the Lord did strengthen the hand of the Nephites,

that they slew the Amlicites with great slaughter,

that they began to flee before them.

Alma 2:19

And it came to pass that the Nephites did pursue the Amlicites all that day,

and did slay them with much slaughter,

insomuch that there were slain of the Amlicites

twelve thousand five hundred thirty and two souls;

and there were slain of the Nephites

six thousand five hundred sixty and two souls.

Alma 2:20

And it came to pass that when Alma could pursue the Amlicites no longer

he caused that his people should pitch their tents in the valley of Gideon,

the valley being called after that Gideon

who was slain by the hand of Nehor with the sword;

and in this valley the Nephites did pitch their tents for the night.

Alma 2:23

And it came to pass that on the morrow

they returned into the camp of the Nephites in great haste,

being greatly astonished, and struck with much fear, saying:

Alma 2:28

Nevertheless, the Nephites being strengthened by the hand of the Lord,

having prayed mightily to him

that he would deliver them out of the hands of their enemies,

therefore the Lord did hear their cries, and did strengthen them,

and the Lamanites and the Amlicites did fall before them.

Alma 2:36

And they fled before the Nephites

towards the wilderness which was west and north,

away beyond the borders of the land;

and the Nephites did pursue them with their might, and did slay them.

Alma 3:1

And it came to pass that

the Nephites who were not slain by the weapons of war,

after having buried those who had been slain

— now the number of the slain were not numbered,

because of the greatness of their number —

after they had finished burying their dead

they all returned to their lands,

and to their houses, and their wives, and their children.

Alma 3:4

And the Amlicites were distinguished from the Nephites,

for they had marked themselves with red in their foreheads

after the manner of the Lamanites;

nevertheless they had not shorn their heads like unto the Lamanites.

Alma 3:11

And it came to pass that

whosoever would not believe in the tradition of the Lamanites,

but believed those records which were brought out of the land of Jerusalem,

and also in the tradition of their fathers, which were correct,

who believed in the commandments of God and kept them,

were called the Nephites, or the people of Nephi,

from that time forth —