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Kumen. devil, a vagabond and a beggar, still continued to beg his way from town to town, from house to house, until one day, in a city of the Zoramites, he was run over and trodden down. The injuries that he received at this time were so great that he soon after died.  KUMEN. One of the twelve Disciples called and chosen by Jesus to minister to the Nephites, at the time of his visit to that people (A. C. 34). Kumen was present near the temple in the land Bountiful when Jesus appeared, and was baptized by Nephi on the day following. He is not again mentioned by name in the sacred record.   KUMENONHI. One of the twelve Disciples called and chosen by Jesus to minister to the Nephites, at the time of his visit to that people (A. C. 34). Kumenonhi was present near the temple in the land Bountiful, when Jesus appeared, and was baptized by Nephi on the day following. He is not again mentioned by name in the sacred record.   LABAN. A rich, unscrupulous and powerful Israelite of the tribe of Joseph, though a dweller in Jerusalem (B. C. 600). While Lehi and his little company were resting in the valley of Lemuel, that patriarch was commanded of the Lord to send his sons back to Jerusalem to obtain certain records that were in the possession of Laban. The records, which were engraven on plates of brass, being intimately associated with Lehi's ancestors, were highly necessary for the welfare of his descendants when they established themselves in a new home, far from communication with any other people.

When the elder sons of Lehi were informed of the Lord's wishes, they entered many objections to returning to Jerusalem. They claimed to be afraid of Laban, who was a man of considerable influence, having much wealth and many servants at his command. It was not until Nephi had plead 