Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'fathers' occurs 792 times in the standard works.

239 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'fathers' in the standard works and contain 30.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 94 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 1:1-5 (8 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 1:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 12:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 36:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 37:43-46 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 128:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 10:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Dan. 11:24 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:47 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 17:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 5:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 24:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 25:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 30:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:44-45 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 27:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 24:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 26:31-27:1 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 32:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 16:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 1:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 5:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 20:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 34:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 19:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 24:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 30:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 21:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 14:31 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 15:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:50 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 14:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 15:38 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 16:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 23:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 21:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 26:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 10:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 5:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 30:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 10:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 25:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 25:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 9:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 110:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:31 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 48:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 26:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 1:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 36:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 9:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 29:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 106:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 7:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 490 1 491
NT 59 1 60
BM 181 4 185
1 Ne. 19 2 21
2 Ne. 11 0 11
Jacob 3 0 3
Enos 2 0 2
Jarom 3 0 3
Omni 5 0 5
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 31 0 31
Alma 61 2 63
Hel. 13 0 13
3 Ne. 9 0 9
4 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 8 0 8
Ether 8 0 8
Moro. 5 0 5
DC 43 1 44
PGP 19 0 19
TOTAL 792 7 799

1 Ne. 3:3
For behold, Laban hath the record of the Jews and also a genealogy of my forefathers, and they are engraven upon plates of brass.

1 Ne. 15:14
And at that day shall the remnant of our seed know that they are of the house of Israel, and that they are the covenant people of the Lord; and then shall they know and come to the knowledge of their forefathers, and also to the knowledge of the gospel of their Redeemer, which was ministered unto their fathers by him; wherefore, they shall come to the knowledge of their Redeemer and the very points of his doctrine, that they may know how to come unto him and be saved.

Alma 7:10
And behold, he shall be born of Mary, at Jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers, she being a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel, who shall be overshadowed and conceive by the power of the Holy Ghost, and bring forth a son, yea, even the Son of God.

Alma 37:3
And these plates of brass, which contain these engravings, which have the records of the holy scriptures upon them, which have the genealogy of our forefathers, even from the beginning--