“Coriantumr Was King over All the Land”

Alan C. Miner

In Ether 12:1 we find a king named "Coriantumr" who "was king over all the land," and "the days of Ether were in the days of Coriantumr." Thus, if Jaredite kingship continued to be handed down from father to son, it appears that King Coriantumr was descendant of the second "mighty man," who was "a descendant of the brother of Jared" (Ether 11:17).

We are told that Coriantumr "was king over all the land" but we are not told where he "reigned" from. The reader should note, however, that during some ensuing battles, "the brother of Shared" (Gilead) "came forth to the land of Moron, and placed himself upon the throne of Coriantumr" (Ether 14:5-6). Thus, Coriantumr apparently reigned over all the land from the (local?) land of Moron. [Alan C. Miner, Personal Notes]

Ether 12:1 Coriantumr was king over all the land ([Illustration]): A Projected Chronology of Jaredite History. [Glenn A. Scott, Voices from the Dust: New Light on an Ancient American Record, p. 46]

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