Ammah (Book of Mormon)
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According to the Book of Mormon
, Ammah was a Nephite
missionary that lived in the 1st century BC. He was a companion to the missionary Aaron
, who was the brother of the great missionary Ammon
. Along with the brothers of Ammon, Ammah was part of the missionary delegation to the Lamanites that eventually led to the conversion of the Ammonites
. He is mentioned briefly in chapters 20 and 21 of the Book of Alma, and it is evident that he spent time in prison along with Aaron during his ministry.
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...
, Ammah was a Nephite
Nephite
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, the...
missionary that lived in the 1st century BC. He was a companion to the missionary Aaron
Aaron (Nephite)
According to the Book of Mormon, Aaron was a Nephite missionary and one of the sons of King Mosiah. He was also brother to the prophet Ammon. As related in the Book of Mormon narrative, Aaron and his three brothers , left their father, and his people, to travel to the land of the Lamanites in...
, who was the brother of the great missionary Ammon
Ammon (Book of Mormon)
This article is about the prominent Book of Mormon missionary. For the Book of Mormon explorer, see Ammon Ammon is a missionary in the Mormon religious text, Book of Mormon and a contemporary of Alma the Younger. The Book of Mosiah describes his original antipathy toward the Nephite Church of God...
. Along with the brothers of Ammon, Ammah was part of the missionary delegation to the Lamanites that eventually led to the conversion of the Ammonites
Ammonites (Book of Mormon)
According to the Book of Mormon, the Ammonites were a group of Lamanites who had been converted to the Christian religion of the Nephites by the missionary efforts of Ammon and his brothers. They rejected the traditions of their fathers and embraced the traditions of the Nephites. To distinguish...
. He is mentioned briefly in chapters 20 and 21 of the Book of Alma, and it is evident that he spent time in prison along with Aaron during his ministry.