Selected Events in Nephite History

From The Encyclopedia of Mormonism

Lehi

Judges

Christ

Event

Reference

1

 

(-600)

Lehi departs from Jerusalem

1 Ne. 10:4; 19:8

9

 

(-592)

Lehi's group arrives in Bountiful

1 Ne. 17:4-5

56

 

(-545)

Jacob receives plates from Nephi

Jacob 1:1

200

 

(-401)

Law of Moses strictly observed

Jarom 1:5

477

 

(-124)

King Benjamin's Speech

Mosiah 6:3-4

510

1

(-91)

Alma 1, Mosiah die; Alma 2 first judge

Mosiah 29:44-46

 

9

(-83)

Nephihah becomes judge

Alma 4:20-8:2

 

1

(-77)

The return of the sons of Mosiah

Alma 17:1-6

 

1

(-75)

Korihor refuted/Alma's Mission the Zoramites

Alma 30:6-35:12

 

18

(-74)

War because of Zoramites

Alma 35:13; 43:3-4

 

 

 

Moroni leads army

Alma 43:17

 

37

(-55)

Nephites begin migrating northward

Alma 63:4-6

 

42

(-50)

Helaman 2 becomes judge; Gadianton

Hel. 2:1-5

 

53

(-39)

Helaman 2 dies; Nephi 2 chief judge

Hel. 3:37

 

58

(-34)

Zarahemla captured

Hel. 4:5

 

67

(-25)

Most Nephites join Gadianton

Hel. 6:16, 21

 

73

(-19)

Nephi invokes a famine

Hel. 11:2-5

 

75

(-17)

Gadianton robbers expelled

Hel. 11:6-17

 

77

(-15)

Most Nephites reconverted

Hel. 11:21

 

80

(-12)

Robbers return

Hel. 11:24-29

 

86

(-6)

Samuel the Lamanite prophesies

Hel. 13:1-16:9

601

92

(1)

Sign of the birth of Christ

Ne. 1:1,4,19

609

100

9

Begin to reckon time from Christ

3 Ne. 2:5-8

 

 

13

Severe war with robbers begins

3 Ne. 2:11-13

 

 

19

Major Nephite victory

3 Ne. 4:5, 11-15

 

 

26

Nephites prosper

3 Ne. 6:1-4

 

 

30

Nephite society disintegrates

3 Ne. 6:14-7:13

 

 

34

Destruction; Christ appears

3 Ne. 8:2-28:12

 

 

36

All converted; property held in common

4 Ne. 1:2-3

 

 

201

Private ownership reinstituted

4 Ne. 1:24-25

 

 

231

Tribalization reemerges

4 Ne. 1:35-38

 

 

245

The wicked outnumber righteous

4 Ne. 1:40

 

 

300

Nephites as wicked as Lamanites

4 Ne. 1:45

 

 

326

Mormon leads army

Morm. 2:2

 

 

350

Treaty with Lamanites and Robbers

Morm. 2:28

 

 

362

Mormon refuses to lead Nephites

Morm. 3:8-11

 

 

385

Nephites destroyed; Mormon dies

Morm. 6:5-8:3

 

 

421

Moroni seals up the record

Moro. 10:1-2

 

Note: Years in parentheses are calculated, with the year -600 beginning just over 600 Nephite years before the birth of Christ.



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