Book of Omni
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The Book of Omni is one of the books of the Book of Mormon, a religious text. The book is one of the shorter books in the Book of Mormon, containing only one chapter although it purports to cover more than two hundred years of Nephite history.
According to the book, the initial author was Omni, but several others identify themselves as being charged with keeping the record as time passed, though few made any significant contributions. The final author, Amaleki, describes the departure of the Nephites from the land of Nephi and their discovery of the Mulekite people in the land of Zarahemla. The two peoples joined together and were known afterward as Nephites.
Amaleki, having no descendants to carry on the record-keeping, states at the close of the book that he will give the records to King Benjamin.
The Book of Omni is notable also for being the last of the books contained on the Small Plates of Nephi, one of two major divisions of the gold plates which Joseph Smith, Jr. is alleged to have translated to obtain the Book of Mormon.
