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Zerahemnah.

not counted. After this there was peace again in the land. Shortly after this Zeniff died, and, unfortunately for his kingdom, chose for his successor an unworthy son, named Noah.

ZENOCH, or ZENOCK. A prophet of Israel, of whose personal history, or to what age he belonged, we know nothing. His writings were familiar to the Nephites, as he is quoted by Nephi, (I Nephi, 19:10), Alma, (Alma, 33:15), Amulek, (Alma, 34;7), Nephi, (Helaman, 8:20), and Mormon (III Nephi, 10:16).


ZENOS. A Hebrew prophet, often quoted by the Nephite servants of God. All we are told of his personal history is that he was slain because he testified boldly of what God revealed to him. That he was a man greatly blessed of the Lord with the spirit of prophecy is shown by that wonderful and almost incomparable parable of the Vineyard, given at length by Jacob (Jacob, chap. 5). His prophecies are also quoted by Nephi, (I Nephi, 19:10, 12, 16), Alma, (Alma, 33:3, 13, 15), Amulek, (Alma, 34:7), Samuel, the Lamanite, (Helaman, 15:11), and Mormon (III Nephi, 10:16).


ZERAHEMNAH. A Lamanite general, who commanded the forces of that people, who, at the request of the apostate Zoramites occupied Antionum with the intention of attacking the Ammonites in the land of Jershon. Like most of the commanding officers of the Lamanite armies of that age, he was a Nephite dissenter (B. C. 74.)

Zerahemnah, finding that Moroni, the Nephite commander was too well prepared for their attack on the land of Jershon, retired through Antionum into the wilderness, where they changed direction and marched towards the head-waters of the river Sidon, with the intention of taking possession of the land of Manti. But Moroni was too vigilant to allow his enemies to slip away without knowing what had become of them. He had