According to Mosiah 19:2-3, there "began to be a division among the remainder of the people" and there "began to be a great contention" among the people of Noah. One has to wonder why Gideon and the others who began this revolt had not accompanied Alma. Perhaps there were a number of people like Gideon who might have embraced the teachings of Alma, but who did not go with Alma because of political or social reasons. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]