[4] Nephi's brother Jacob and his descendants began keeping records of sacred and religious matters on the small plates around 544 BC.
[12] Amaleki could possibly have been born in the Land of Nephi before Mosiah led a group to Zarahemla.
[14] Amaleki witnessed a war between the people of Zarahemla and the Lamanites during King Benjamin's reign.
[16] After the death of Amaleki's fourth great-grandfather, Jacob, the Nephites entered political and spiritual decline.
Jacob's seven descendants put minimal effort into record keeping, writing more about warfare than religious teachings.
[17] At 919 words (in English editions), Amaleki was the most prolific of Jacob's record-keeping descendants.
[18] Amaleki provides key events relevant to understanding the overall narrative of the Book of Mormon.
"[26] Bruce R. McConkie once said: "Amaleki explained that 'there is nothing which is good save it comes from the Lord: and that which is evil cometh from the devil' (Omni 1:25; see also Alma 5:40).