NEPHITE HISTORIANS

In Custody of the Record-Plates

(A. K.)

1 LEHI I 600 B.C. to ?  
2 NEPHI I ? B.C. to 546 Son of Lehi
3 JACOB 546 B.C. to ? Bro. of Nephi
4 ENOS ? B.C. to 422 Son of Jacob
5 JAROM 422 B.C. to 362 Son of Enos
6 OMNI 362 B.C. to 318 Son of Jarom
7 AMARON 3l8 B.C. to 280 Son of Omni
8 CHEMISH 280 B.C. to ? Bro. of Amaron
9 ABINADOM ? B.C. to ? Son of Chemish
10 AMALEKI ? B.C. to 200 Son of Abinadom
11 BENJAMIN 200 B.C. to 125 Son of Mosiah I
12 MOSIAH II 125 B.C. to 9l Son of Benjamin
13 ALMA II 91 B.C. to 73 Son of Alma I
14 HELAMAN II 73 B.C. to 57 Son of Alma II
15 SHIBLON 57 B.C. to 53 Bro. of Hel. II
16 HELAMAN III 53 B.C. to 39 Son of Hel. II
17 NEPHI II 39 B.C. to 1 Son of Hel. III
18 NEPHI III 1 A.D. to 34 Son of Nephi II
19 NEPHI IV 34 A.D. to 110 Son of Nephi III
20 AMOS I 110 A.D. to l94 Son of Nephi IV
21 AMOS II 194 A.D. to 306 Son of Amos I
21 AMOS II 194 A.D. to 306 Son of Amos I
22 AMMORON 306 A.D. to 320 Bro. of Amos II
23 MORMON III 320 A.D. to 385 Son of Morm. II
24 MORONI II 385 A.D. to 42l Son of Morm. III

It is evident that the 24 custodians were not in one line of descent, but rather in four separate families or lineal groups. Place the separating fences between: 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 22 and 23. In other words, Amaleki, Mosiah and Ammoron, did not hand the records dawn to lineal descendants, but stepped aside from their family lines. Obviously the four families are: 1, Lehi to Amaleki; 2, Benjamin to Mosiah II; 3, Alma II to Ammoron; 4, Mormon III to Moroni.








CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND APPROXIMATE
PERIOD COVERED

By Each Book of the Book of Mormon

(A. K.)

  Begins Chapters contained   B.C./A.D.
Ether 714 6   2200-600 B.C.
1 Nephi 1 7   600-570 B.C.
2 Nephi 77 15   588-545 B.C.
Jacob 166 5   545-483 B.C.
Enos 193 1   483-421 B.C.
Jarom 197 1   421-362 B.C.
Omni 199 1   362-130 B.C.
Words of Mormon 204 1   130 B.C.
Mosiah 207 13   130-91 B.C.
Alma 298 30   91-52 B.C.
Helaman 542 5   52-1 A.D.
3 Nephi 600 14   1-35 A.D.
4 Nephi 681 1   35-321 A.D.
Moroni 760 10   400-421 A.D.