of God, did preach repentance unto his people. And behold, they did repent; and Melchizedek did establish peace in the land in his days; therefore he was called the prince of peace, for he was the king of Salem; and he did reign under his father. Now, there were many before him, and also there were many afterwards, but none were greater; therefore of him they have more particularly made mention." (Alma, 13:17—19.)
METALS. The metals named in the Book of Mormon are Brass, Copper, Gold, Iron, Lead, Silver, Steel, and Ziff.
MICHMASH. A town belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, about 9 miles north of Jerusalem. It is mentioned but once in the Book of Mormon (II Nephi, 20:28), in a quotation from the writings of Isaiah.
MIDDONI. A land of the Lamanites. Here Aaron, Muloki, and Ammah were imprisoned, and treated with great cruelty by its sin-hardened inhabitants. Directed by the revelations of God, Ammon, then in the land of Ishmael, determined to go and deliver his brethren. Lamoni, the converted king of that land, decided to accompany him, as he believed he had influence sufficient with Antiomno, king of Middoni, to obtain the release of the imprisoned missionaries. (B. C. 86.) On their way, Ammon and Lamoni met the latter's father, the supreme ruler of all the Lamanites, journeying from the land of Nephi (Lehi-Nephi) to the land of Ishmael. From the circumstance of this meeting it is presumable that Middoni lay somewhere between Ishmael and Nephi, and as it is spoken of as down, it was probably situated in some of the lower valleys, or north towards the wilderness that separated the lands of Nephi and Zarabemla. Arrived at the land of Middoni, Lamoni found favor with Antiomno and procured the release of Aaron and his associates. Though they had at first so cruelly treated the Nephite
