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 ...
, Jarom () 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 ...
prophet, the son of the prophet
Enos Enos or Enosh (Hebrew: , Standard ''Enosh'', Tiberian ''ʼĔnôš''; "mortal man”) may refer to:
People in religious scripture
* Enos (biblical figure), a genealogical figure in the Bible.
* The Book of Enos, one of the books that make up the B ...
, who lived from about 420 BC to about 361 BC. Jarom is thought to have authored the
Book of Jarom
The Book of Jarom () is the fifth of the books that make up the Book of Mormon. According to the text it was written by Jarom, who was the son of Enos and a descendant of Jacob, the brother of the prophet Nephi.
The Book of Jarom is very short, ...
, which comprises 15 verses in the Book of Mormon.
Family
Writings
Jarom relates that he received "revelations" and prophesied, and that there were many wars between the two Book of Mormon peoples the
Nephites
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 ...
and 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 ...
. Before his death, record keeping was handed over to his son
Omni.
Possible origin of the name
Hugh Nibley
Hugh Winder Nibley (March 27, 1910 – February 24, 2005) was an American scholar and an apologist of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who was a professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) for nearly 50 years. He was a ...
states that "Jarom" means "to be prosperous, to be happy" in Aramaic,
[ Nibley, Hugh & Hummel, Sharman Bookwalter (ed.) ''Nibley's Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 1'' (2013), ASIN: B00GFY0GUO] and states:
:"Now we come to Jarom. His name is interesting. Notice, these names are not in Hebrew... Jarom means 'to prosper or to get a good share of something.'. It means 'to support one's family properly.' It also means 'to have good luck in business' or 'finding something of value'. It can also mean 'to grasp or snatch something' or 'to be a crook'. That's the way these words do; one meaning leading to the next. They are very rich, but the basic meaning of Jarom is 'to be prosperous, to be happy'."
See also
*
Plates of Nephi: Caretakers
References
Book of Mormon prophets
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