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Ether Ether is a major narrator of the Book of Ether located in the Book of Mormon. In the book, Ether details the history of his people, the Jaredites, from their departure after the tower of babel to their ultimate destruction, which he witnessed first hand. Ether spent the majority of his days calling to repentance and warning the people and specifically Coriantumr about the impending destructions that would soon befall the Jaredites. His efforts proved fruitless as he watched the destruction of his people from the captivity of a rock.

Origins

Ether is a descendant of Jared. He traces his roots directly from the Jaredite royalty and it is quite possible that he himself was an heir to the Jaredite throne. This opportunity was not afforded him, however, as his grandfather, Moron, was overthrown and sent to live in captivity. His own father, Coriantor spent the entirety of his life in captivity and it is therefore likely that Ether himself spent a fair amount of time in captivity. Not much is known about Ether's call to be a prophet, only that the spirit filled him to a point that he could not hold back from prophesying.

Prophet and Witness

Writing

See also the Book of Ether
The Book of Ether is principally written by Ether, though it is heavily annotated by Mormon. The book in general follows the history of the Jaredites, but more specfically it follows the history of Ethers ancestors, who ruled over the Jaredites for the majority of time. The only time the record strays from the overall history is to detail what has happened to Ether's direct ancestors. Often in these cases, the book does not name the current ruling king, but only the ancestor who was subject to the king at the time.

Genealogy

Ether began his record by listing his genealogy. Since the Book of Ether gives the details of his ancestors, this list serves as a table of contents of sorts for the Book of Ether. His ancestry, from his father backwards is as follows: Coriantor Moron Ethem Ahah Seth Shiblon Com Coriantum Amnigaddah Aaron Heth Hearthom Lib Kish Corom Levi Kim Morianton Riplakish Shez Heth Com Coriantum Emer Omer Shule Kib Orihah Jared