[2] They are after the order of Nehor and therefore believe that there will not be a Messiah and repentance is unnecessary, so when Nephite missionaries come preach to them, only one Amalekite coverts.
Some scholars suggest that the Amlicites and Amalekites are the same group based on timing and spelling variations in Book of Mormon manuscripts.
The Amalekites, a group introduced around chapter 21 in the Book of Alma, are first credited with building the city of Jerusalem along with the Lamanites and the Amulonites.
[9] In the 18th year of the reign of the judges, as the Lamanites prepare for another battle, their leader Zerahemnah chooses Amalekites and Amulonites as the chief captains in the army because they will inspire the troops to more violence.
[12] Scholar Gregory Steven Dundas suggests that this was just one of multiple groups working to bring back the monarchy from before Mosiah's reign.