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Moronihah. years, and his name is not again mentioned in the sacred secord.  MORONIHAH. A Nephite general who commanded a corps of ten thousand men in the last great struggle between the Nephites and Lamanites. He, with all his command, was slain in the final series of battles in the land Cumorah, when the Nephite nation was annihilated (A. C. 385).   MORONIHAH, CITY OF. One of the great and iniquitous cities of the Nephites destroyed at the time of the Savior's crucifixion. The earth, during the great convulsions that then occurred, was carried up upon the city; it and its people were buried, and in its place stood a great mountain. Thus were its iniquities and abominations hid from the face of the Lord, and the blood of the prophets and saints came up no more to Him against them (III Nephi, 8:10, 25; 9:5). Nothing is written which throws any light on the location of this ill-fated city.   MOSES. The great lawgiver to Israel, Frequent references are made to him in the Book of Mormon. Lehi refers to the prophecy of Joseph, the son of Jacob, of the coming and mission of Moses (II Nephi, 3:9, 10, 16, 17). Nephi and others make mention of his dividing the waters of the Red Sea (I Nephi, 4:2; 17:24-27; [[Book of Mormon/Helaman|Helaman, 8:11). The ancient Nephite prophets also speak of his foreknowledge of the coming of the Messiah (1 Nephi, 22:20, 21; Mosiah, 13:33, Helaman, 8:15, 16); of his smiting the rock for water (II Nephi, 25:20); of the lifting up of the brazen serpent in the wilderness (Helaman, 8:14); of his burial by the Lord (Alma, 45:19). Jesus said to the Nephites, "I am he of whom Moses spake" (III Nephi, 20:23). The five books of Moses are mentioned (I Nephi, 5:11), and the law of Moses is spoken of more than forty times.   MOSIAH I. Mosiah resided in the land of <section end="Mosiah I" />