"11"^^ . . "Nephite"@en . "7"^^ . "According to the Book of Mormon a Nephite is a member of one of the four main groups of settlers of the ancient Americas. The other three groups are the Lamanites, Jaredites and Mulekites. In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites were a group of people descended from or associated with Nephi, a prophet who left Jerusalem at the urging of God circa 600 BC and traveled with his family to the Western Hemisphere, arriving in the present-day Americas circa 589 BC. Mormon scholars generally believe that the Nephites settled somewhere in present-day Central America after fleeing their homeland. The Book of Mormon describes the Nephites as an initially righteous people, who eventually fell into wickedness and were utterly destroyed by their brothers the Lamanites circa AD 385. Helaman 3:8 reads: \u201CAnd it came to pass that they did multiply and spread . . . to cover the face of the whole earth.\u201D According to Mormon 1:7, the land \u201Chad become covered with buildings.\u201D"@en . . . "63"^^ . "27"^^ . "Mosiah"@en . "20"^^ . "Enos"@en . . "Book of Mormon"@en . "17"^^ . "9"^^ . "2"^^ . . . . . "4"^^ . "Alma"@en . "1"^^ . "3"^^ . "5"^^ . "Jacob"@en . . "According to the Book of Mormon a Nephite is a member of one of the four main groups of settlers of the ancient Americas. The other three groups are the Lamanites, Jaredites and Mulekites. In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites were a group of people descended from or associated with Nephi, a prophet who left Jerusalem at the urging of God circa 600 BC and traveled with his family to the Western Hemisphere, arriving in the present-day Americas circa 589 BC. Mormon scholars generally believe that the Nephites settled somewhere in present-day Central America after fleeing their homeland. The Book of Mormon describes the Nephites as an initially righteous people, who eventually fell into wickedness and were utterly destroyed by their brothers the Lamanites circa AD 385. Helaman 3:8 reads: \u201CAnd i"@en . . "30"^^ . . "31"^^ . . . "22"^^ . . . "12"^^ . . . "Moroni"@en . "8"^^ . . "10"^^ .