Aminadab

Aminadab (/əˈmɪnədæb/)[1] is a person in the Book of Mormon who appears in the Book of Helaman. He had been a member of the Nephite church but left it and became associated with the Lamanites.[2] In the Book of Helaman, after Nephi abdicates the Chief Judgment Seat to Cezoram, he and his brother Lehi go to preach to the Lamanites, who imprison them. After a heavenly incident, Aminadab clarifies to the surrounding Lamanite captors that Nephi and Lehi are conversing with angels.

Latter-day Saint (LDS) commenters on the Book of Mormon write that it is likely that Aminadab was a Zoramite, or a part of the Nephites who elected to follow Zoram. This idea comes from Aminadab saying that he had been taught by Alma, Amulek, and Zeezrom, who taught the Zoramites together earlier in the Book of Mormon. The parallels between Helaman 5 and Alma 34 also support the idea that Aminadab was a Zoramite. In the journal Religious Educator, LDS teachers of seminary and institute invite readers to use the story of Aminadab to show that students sometimes look to their peers rather than their instructors for information, and as an example of someone who left the church but returned to teach the gospel afterwards.

  1. ^ churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved 2012-02-25), IPA-ified from «a-mĭn´a-dăb»
  2. ^ "Aminadab". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 13 September 2023.