:''Ammoron should not be confused with

Amaron :''Amaron should not be confused with Ammaron, Ammoron, or Amoron, three other Book of Mormon figures with similar names.'' According to the Book of Mormon, Amaron () was a Nephite record keeper, who received the Plates of Nephi from his father O ...

Ammaron The lineage of Alma the Younger is a set of minor figures from the Book of Mormon who descended from Alma the Younger. They are described as Nephite record-keepers, missionaries and prophets. Family tree Ammaron :''Ammaron sh ...

Amoron This list is intended as a quick reference for individuals mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Notation Names with superscripts (e.g., Nephi1) are numbered according to the index in the LDS scripture, the Book of Mormon. Missing indices indica ...

, or

Moron (Book of Mormon) Moron () is the name of a location and a king in the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon. They are both connected with the Jaredite people. Jaredite king According to the Book of Mormon, Moron was a Jaredite king who lived during the 1st mille ...

three other Book of Mormon figures with similar names.'' According to the

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 date ...

, Ammoron ()churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide"
(retrieved 2012-02-25),

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-ified from «ăm´ōr-än» was a

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, po ...

traitor. A descendant of

Zoram Zoram (), IPA-ified from «zō´rum», is the name of three individuals in the Book of Mormon, indexed in the LDS edition as Zoram1, Zoram2, and Zoram3. Zoram1 Zoram1 was the servant of Laban, a wealthy inhabitant of Jerusalem. According to ...

, he succeeded his brother

Amalickiah In the Book of Mormon, Amalickiah (; Ameleckiah as a frequent scribal variant in the original manuscript) was a Nephite leader of a movement to reestablish a king, specifically himself, as the king of the Nephites. When he failed to gain power ...

as the king of the

Lamanites 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 ...

. Amalickiah, as king, started a major war with the Nephites, which the Nephites had hoped would end with his death. However, Ammoron seized power and continued the war. Eventually his armies were defeated after he was assassinated by Teancum.

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