- This article is about Laman and Lemuel, the sons of Lehi in the Book of Mormon. For other uses, see Lemuel (disambiguation) and Laman (disambiguation).
In the
Book of Mormon,
Laman () and
Lemuel () are the two eldest sons of
Lehi and the older brothers of
Sam,
Nephi,
Jacob, and
Joseph. According to the text, they lived around 600 BC. They were notable for their rebellion against Lehi and Nephi, becoming the primary antagonists of the First and Second Books of Nephi. They and their descendants became known as the
Lamanites, while the descendants of Nephi and their other brothers became the
Nephites.
