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Moron is the name of a location and a king in the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon. They are both connected with the Jaredite people.
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Jaredite King
See also: Lineage of EtherAccording to the Book of Mormon, Moron was a Jaredite king who lived during the 1st millennium B.C. in the Americas.
Genealogy
Ahah (unnamed) Ethem (unnamed) Moron He was the son of Ethem,[1] the grandson of Ahah,[2] as well as being the father of Coriantor,[3] and grandfather of Ether,[1] after whom the Book of Ether is named. He was a descendant of Jared.[4]
Character and reign
Moron is described as doing "that which was wicked before the Lord."[5] He is the subject of several verses in Chapter 11 of the Book of Ether.
Moron succeeded Ethem as king, but during his reign, there was a "rebellion among the people, because of that secret combination which was built up to get power and gain", and the rebel leader took over half of Moron's kingdom.[6] Moron was to regain the other half of his kingdom,[7] but he was overthrown by a descendant of the brother of Jared,[8] and spent the rest of his days in captivity, where he fathered Coriantor.[9]
Land of Moron
The Land of Moron is also mentioned in the Book of Ether, in chapters 7 and 14. The Land of Moron was near the Land of Desolation of the Nephites.[10]
It was here that Corihor captured the King Kib,[11] and later in the chapter, we find that Noah captured Shule here.[12]
In Chapter 14, we find that Coriantumr fought Lib in the Land of Moron,[13] and that the Brother of Shared placed himself on the throne of Coriantumr in the Land of Moron.[14]
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