Amlici

• Alma 2

The attempted coup of Amlici, a man of the order of Nehors. He attempts to become king, incites a rebellion, allies with the Lamanites, and dies.

• Benjamin McMurtry, "The Amlicites and Amalekites: Are They the Same People?", Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 25 (2017) : 269-281

Argues that the Amalekites and Amlicites are distinct groups.

Notes

The Amlicites are often held to be identical with the Amalekites. If they are the same, as seems likely, it would seem unlikely for this alteration in spelling to be rooted in Hebrew, because, an 's' sound, as is found in Amlicite, is not at all connected, in Hebrew phonology, with a 'k' sound. In English, we have a 'c' which connects these two phonemes together and allows for the two sounds to be confused.

Benjamin McMurtry has argued that the groups are distinct, and I believe the points he makes about the timeline are particularly string.

Cross-References

• Alma, the Younger
• Amlici (Name)
• Amlicites
• Lamanites
• Nehor