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In the ''[[Book of Mormon]]'', [[Laman]] and Lemuel are the two eldest sons of [[Lehi]] and the older brothers of [[Nephi]]. According to the text, they lived around [[6th century BC|600 BC]]. They were notable for their rebellion against Lehi and Nephi, becoming the primary antagonists of the First and Second Books of Nephi. They and their descendants became known as the [[Lamanites]], while the descendants of Nephi and their other brothers became the [[Nephites]].

Lemuel was Lehi's second-born son. He rejected the teachings of his father (in particular Lehi's prophecy of the forthcoming destruction of [[Jerusalem]] in [[600 BC]].  They persecuted and beat their brothers Sam and Nephi, who supported Lehi.  Lemuel seems to have mostly followed Laman's lead in all encounters.