All this was in fulfillment of the prophecies of Ether, who, years before, had been sent by the Lord to Coriantumr with the fateful message that if he and all his household would repent, the Lord would give unto him his kingdom, and spare the people; otherwise they should be destroyed, and all his household, save it were himself, and he should only live to see the fulfilling of the prophecies which had been spoken concerning another people receiving the land for their inheritance; and Coriantumr should receive a burial by them; and every soul should be destroyed save it were Coriantumr. [Illustration: ETHER FINISHING HIS RECORD.] But Coriantumr did not repent, neither his household; and all the words of the Lord, through Ether, came to pass; not the least of them remained unfulfilled. BOOK OF MORMON CHRONOLOGY. The events marked † are those about which the record does not appear sufficiently explicit to make the year certain. It is occasionally difficult to decide whether the circumstance narrated took place near the close of one year or in the commencement of the next. The four dates marked thus ** are based upon the supposition that Zeniff re-occupied the land of Nephi B. C. 200. This may not be the exact year, but it is approximate. The three dates marked thus * are based upon the idea that the "young man," Alma, was twenty-five years old when Abinadi was martyred. The Book of Mormon appears to furnish no clue to the date of Lehi's colony landing in South America. It is supposed to have been about twelve years after its departure from Jerusalem. B. C. signifies before the birth of Christ; A. C. after Christ; N. A. signifies Nephite Annals, or years after the departure of Lehi from Jerusalem; Y. J. years of the Judges, or of the Republic. B.C. N.A. Y.J. Lehi and colony leave Jerusalem, and journey to the valley of Lemuel, by the Red Sea. The sons of Lehi return to Jerusalem and obtain the sacred records. 600 1 Lehi and colony reach the land Bountiful, in Arabia, where Nephi commences to build a ship. 592 9 Mulek, son of king Zedekiah, with a colony, leaves Jerusalem. Lehi and his colony reach South America. 590 11 A temple built, Jacob and Joseph consecrated priests, etc., before 571 30 Wars and contentions between the Nephites and Lamanites, during ten years previous to 561 40 Nephi transfers the records to Jacob. The book of Jacob opens 546 55 Jacob, having given the records to his son Enos, the latter transfers them to his son Jarom. Many wars between the Nephites and Lamanites during the days of Enos. 421 180