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According to the Book of Mormon, the Amlicites (/ˈæmlɪsaɪt/)[1] were a break-off group of Nephites in the Book of Alma, around 87 B.C.[2] Their leader, Amlici, is not chosen by the people as king, so he and the Amlicites leave the Nephites and join the Lamanites. The Nephites win both of their battles with the Amlicites and Alma kills Amlici in the second battle.
The Amlicites also mark themselves on the forehead like the Lamanites, and God marks them with dark skin. Some scholars connect this to a prophecy in Second Nephi about people fighting against the Nephites being cursed with dark skin. Other scholars propose that Amlicites and Amalekites are the same group.
- ^ "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide", IPA-ified from «ăm´lĭ-sīt»
- ^ Hardy 2010, p. 308.