Jaredite

The Jaredites (/ˈdʒɛərdaɪts/) as one of four peoples (along with the Nephites, Lamanites, and Mulekites) that Mormons believe settled in the ancient Americas.

The Book of Mormon (mainly its Book of Ether) describes the Jaredites as the descendants of Jared and his brother, who lived at the time of the Tower of Babel. According to the Book of Mormon, they fled across the ocean on unique barges and established an ancient civilization in the Americas. The Book of Ether's mention of "elephants" and "narrow neck of land" has led some to conclude that the civilization likely spanned from the Midwest to the Eastern United States such as New York, where fossils of ancient mammoths have been discovered in abundance, and many Native American accounts describe Niagara as the narrow strip of land that literally translates to "the neck." Others argue for a location still north of but nearer to the "necks of land" in Central America or Mexico.

However, the existence of any the four groups is not generally accepted by mainstream archaeology.

According to the Book of Mormon, the Jaredites are the descendants of Jared, his brother, their immediate family, and their friends. (Joseph Smith later identified the brother of Jared as Mahonri Moriancumer.) At the time of the Tower of Babel, when the tongues of all nations were confounded, the Lord acceded to the desires of Jared, and his people's language was not confounded. The people were also granted a land of promise.

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