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

1 Ne. 5:14
And it came to pass that my father, Lehi, also found upon the plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers; wherefore he knew that he was a descendant of Joseph; yea, even that Joseph who was the son of Jacob, who was sold into Egypt, and who was preserved by the hand of the Lord, that he might preserve his father, Jacob, and all his household from perishing with famine.

1 Ne. 6:4
For the fulness of mine intent is that I may persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved.

1 Ne. 17:40
And he loveth those who will have him to be their God. Behold, he loved our fathers, and he covenanted with them, yea, even Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and he remembered the covenants which he had made; wherefore, he did bring them out of the land of Egypt.

1 Ne. 18:7
And now, my father had begat two sons in the wilderness; the elder was called Jacob and the younger Joseph.

1 Ne. 18:19
And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their mother; and also my wife with her tears and prayers, and also my children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren that they would loose me.

1 Ne. 19:10
And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yieldeth himself, according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel.

1 Ne. 20:1
Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, or out of the waters of baptism, who swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, yet they swear not in truth nor in righteousness.

1 Ne. 20:12
Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called, for I am he; I am the first, and I am also the last.

1 Ne. 20:20
Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter to the end of the earth; say ye: The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

1 Ne. 21:5
And now, saith the Lord-- that formed me from the womb that I should be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him-- though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.

1 Ne. 21:6
And he said: It is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the ends of the earth.

1 Ne. 21:26
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; they shall be drunken with their own blood as with sweet wine; and all flesh shall know that I, the Lord, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.