Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'food' occurs 111 times in the standard works.

34 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'food' in the standard works and contain 30.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 16:14-23 (10 in 10 verses)

Gen. 41:48 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:35-36 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 6:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 47:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 14:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:4 (2 in 1 verse)


1 Ne. 16:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

 16:31 And it came to pass that I did slay wild beasts, insomuch that I did obtain food for our families.

 16:32 And it came to pass that I did return to our tents, bearing the beasts which I had slain; and now when they beheld that I had obtained food, how great was their joy! And it came to pass that they did humble themselves before the Lord, and did give thanks unto him.




Alma 58:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 51 0 51
NT 4 0 4
BM 43 0 43
1 Ne. 14 0 14
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 16 0 16
Hel. 2 0 2
3 Ne. 3 0 3
Ether 5 0 5
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 10 0 10
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 111 0 111

1 Ne. 16:14
And it came to pass that we did take our bows and our arrows, and go forth into the wilderness to slay food for our families; and after we had slain food for our families we did return again to our families in the wilderness, to the place of Shazer. And we did go forth again in the wilderness, following the same direction, keeping in the most fertile parts of the wilderness, which were in the borders near the Red Sea.

1 Ne. 16:15
And it came to pass that we did travel for the space of many days, slaying food by the way, with our bows and our arrows and our stones and our slings.

1 Ne. 16:17
And after we had traveled for the space of many days, we did pitch our tents for the space of a time, that we might again rest ourselves and obtain food for our families.

1 Ne. 16:18
And it came to pass that as I, Nephi, went forth to slay food, behold, I did break my bow, which was made of fine steel; and after I did break my bow, behold, my brethren were angry with me because of the loss of my bow, for we did obtain no food.

1 Ne. 16:19
And it came to pass that we did return without food to our families, and being much fatigued, because of their journeying, they did suffer much for the want of food.

1 Ne. 16:21
Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, having been afflicted with my brethren because of the loss of my bow, and their bows having lost their springs, it began to be exceedingly difficult, yea, insomuch that we could obtain no food.

1 Ne. 16:23
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did make out of wood a bow, and out of a straight stick, an arrow; wherefore, I did arm myself with a bow and an arrow, with a sling and with stones. And I said unto my father: Whither shall I go to obtain food?

1 Ne. 16:31
And it came to pass that I did slay wild beasts, insomuch that I did obtain food for our families.

1 Ne. 16:32
And it came to pass that I did return to our tents, bearing the beasts which I had slain; and now when they beheld that I had obtained food, how great was their joy! And it came to pass that they did humble themselves before the Lord, and did give thanks unto him.

1 Ne. 16:39
And it came to pass that the Lord was with us, yea, even the voice of the Lord came and did speak many words unto them, and did chasten them exceedingly; and after they were chastened by the voice of the Lord they did turn away their anger, and did repent of their sins, insomuch that the Lord did bless us again with food, that we did not perish.

1 Ne. 17:12
For the Lord had not hitherto suffered that we should make much fire, as we journeyed in the wilderness; for he said: I will make thy food become sweet, that ye cook it not;