According to the Book of Mormon, Zeram (), Amnor (), Manti (), and Limher () were Nephite spies who lived in the 1st century BC, and, under the direction of

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, were sent to spy on the camp of the

Amlicites According to the Book of Mormon, the Amlicites () were a break-off group of Nephites in the Book of Alma, in 87 B.C. Origins After the murder of Gideon mentioned in the book of Alma and the execution of Nehor, the man who introduced priestcraft to ...

during the war between the Nephites and that people.Alma 2:22
/ref> These four spies witnessed the joining of the Amlicites with 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 ...

, and reported to the event to Alma, after which the Nephite army hastened back to

Zarahemla According to the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Zarahemla () refers to a large city in the ancient Americas which is described in the Book of Mormon. Archaeologists and historians have not been able to archaeological ...

in retreat.

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