The social conditions under Noah were part of the heritage of the people of Alma and of the Limhites, both peoples which had come to Zarahemla and had been incorporated into the people of Zarahemla. However, it is not at all certain how many of the people in Alma's current audience would be descendants of any of those two bodies of people, each of whom were probably given a land of inheritance of their own that would have been part of the land of Zarahemla, but not necessarily inside the city of Zarahemla. Nevertheless, it is very likely that the story was very well known. Alma gives only the highlights, suggesting that he is telling a well-known story, and chooses the parts he presents for their importance to his current intent.