Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'jacob' occurs 492 times in the standard works.

233 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'jacob' in the standard works and contain 47.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 106 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 25:26-34 (9 in 9 verses)

Gen. 34:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

Gen. 35:4-10 (7 in 7 verses)

Gen. 46:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

Gen. 29:10-15 (6 in 6 verses)

Gen. 47:7-10 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 30:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 31:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 5:21-25 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 28:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 46:25-27 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 31:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 32:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 32:27-30 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 27:41-42 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:33-34 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 31:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 31:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 45:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 23:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 43:28-44:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 47:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 30:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 33:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:46-28:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:32-33:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 33:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 37:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 46:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:14-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 350 0 350
NT 27 0 27
BM 99 5 104
1 Ne. 13 0 13
2 Ne. 24 0 24
Jacob 20 1 21
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 14 0 14
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 19 1 20
4 Ne. 1 2 3
Morm. 4 1 5
DC 16 1 17
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 492 6 498

Jacob 1:1
For behold, it came to pass that fifty and five years had passed away from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem; wherefore, Nephi gave me, Jacob, a commandment concerning the small plates, upon which these things are engraven.

Jacob 1:2
And he gave me, Jacob, a commandment that I should write upon these plates a few of the things which I considered to be most precious; that I should not touch, save it were lightly, concerning the history of this people which are called the people of Nephi.

Jacob 1:8
Wherefore, we would to God that we could persuade all men not to rebel against God, to provoke him to anger, but that all men would believe in Christ, and view his death, and suffer his cross and bear the shame of the world; wherefore, I, Jacob, take it upon me to fulfil the commandment of my brother Nephi.

Jacob 1:14
But I, Jacob, shall not hereafter distinguish them by these names, but I shall call them Lamanites that seek to destroy the people of Nephi, and those who are friendly to Nephi I shall call Nephites, or the people of Nephi, according to the reigns of the kings.

Jacob 1:17
Wherefore I, Jacob, gave unto them these words as I taught them in the temple, having first obtained mine errand from the Lord.

Jacob 1:18
For I, Jacob, and my brother Joseph had been consecrated priests and teachers of this people, by the hand of Nephi.

Jacob 2:1
The words which Jacob, the brother of Nephi, spake unto the people of Nephi, after the death of Nephi:

Jacob 2:2
Now, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, according to the responsibility which I am under to God, to magnify mine office with soberness, and that I might rid my garments of your sins, I come up into the temple this day that I might declare unto you the word of God.

Jacob 2:11
Wherefore, I must tell you the truth according to the plainness of the word of God. For behold, as I inquired of the Lord, thus came the word unto me, saying: Jacob, get thou up into the temple on the morrow, and declare the word which I shall give thee unto this people.

Jacob 3:1
But behold, I, Jacob, would speak unto you that are pure in heart. Look unto God with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will plead your cause, and send down justice upon those who seek your destruction.

Jacob 3:12
And now I, Jacob, spake many more things unto the people of Nephi, warning them against fornication and lasciviousness, and every kind of sin, telling them the awful consequences of them.

Jacob 3:14
These plates are called the plates of Jacob, and they were made by the hand of Nephi. And I make an end of speaking these words.

Jacob 4:1
Now behold, it came to pass that I, Jacob, having ministered much unto my people in word, (and I cannot write but a little of my words, because of the difficulty of engraving our words upon plates) and we know that the things which we write upon plates must remain;

Jacob 4:15
And now I, Jacob, am led on by the Spirit unto prophesying; for I perceive by the workings of the Spirit which is in me, that by the stumbling of the Jews they will reject the stone upon which they might build and have safe foundation.

Jacob 7:3
And he labored diligently that he might lead away the hearts of the people, insomuch that he did lead away many hearts; and he knowing that I, Jacob, had faith in Christ who should come, he sought much opportunity that he might come unto me.

Jacob 7:6
And it came to pass that he came unto me, and on this wise did he speak unto me, saying: Brother Jacob, I have sought much opportunity that I might speak unto you; for I have heard and also know that thou goest about much, preaching that which ye call the gospel, or the doctrine of Christ.

Jacob 7:15
And it came to pass that when I, Jacob, had spoken these words, the power of the Lord came upon him, insomuch that he fell to the earth. And it came to pass that he was nourished for the space of many days.

Jacob 7:22
Now, this thing was pleasing unto me, Jacob, for I had requested it of my Father who was in heaven; for he had heard my cry and answered my prayer.

Jacob 7:26
And it came to pass that I, Jacob, began to be old; and the record of this people being kept on the other plates of Nephi, wherefore, I conclude this record, declaring that I have written according to the best of my knowledge, by saying that the time passed away with us, and also our lives passed away like as it were unto us a dream, we being a lonesome and a solemn people, wanderers, cast out from Jerusalem, born in tribulation, in a wilderness, and hated of our brethren, which caused wars and contentions; wherefore, we did mourn out our days.

Jacob 7:27
And I, Jacob, saw that I must soon go down to my grave; wherefore, I said unto my son Enos: Take these plates. And I told him the things which my brother Nephi had commanded me, and he promised obedience unto the commands. And I make an end of my writing upon these plates, which writing has been small; and to the reader I bid farewell, hoping that many of my brethren may read my words. Brethren, adieu.