Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'inheritance' occurs 345 times in the standard works.

135 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'inheritance' in the standard works and contain 39.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 54 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 36:2-12 (17 in 11 verses)

Josh. 13:28-14:3 (9 in 9 verses)

Ezek. 46:16-18 (6 in 3 verses)

Num. 27:7-11 (6 in 5 verses)

Josh. 19:8-10 (5 in 3 verses)

Num. 18:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 33:54-34:2 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 26:53-54 (4 in 2 verses)

Deut. 18:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:28-19:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Josh. 19:48-51 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 34:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 13:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 13:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 17:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 18:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 18:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:28 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 32:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 25:19-26:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 32:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 13:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:7 But behold, thus saith the Lord God: When the day cometh that they shall believe in me, that I am Christ, then have I covenanted with their fathers that they shall be restored in the flesh, upon the earth, unto the lands of their inheritance.

 10:8 And it shall come to pass that they shall be gathered in from their long dispersion, from the isles of the sea, and from the four parts of the earth; and the nations of the Gentiles shall be great in the eyes of me, saith God, in carrying them forth to the lands of their inheritance.




2 Ne. 10:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 57:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 221 1 222
NT 18 0 18
BM 59 0 59
1 Ne. 10 0 10
2 Ne. 13 0 13
Jacob 1 0 1
Jarom 1 0 1
Omni 1 0 1
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 10 0 10
3 Ne. 9 0 9
Morm. 4 0 4
Ether 7 0 7
DC 47 12 59
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 345 13 358

2 Ne. 1:5
But, said he, notwithstanding our afflictions, we have obtained a land of promise, a land which is choice above all other lands; a land which the Lord God hath covenanted with me should be a land for the inheritance of my seed. Yea, the Lord hath covenanted this land unto me, and to my children forever, and also all those who should be led out of other countries by the hand of the Lord.

2 Ne. 1:8
And behold, it is wisdom that this land should be kept as yet from the knowledge of other nations; for behold, many nations would overrun the land, that there would be no place for an inheritance.

2 Ne. 1:9
Wherefore, I, Lehi, have obtained a promise, that inasmuch as those whom the Lord God shall bring out of the land of Jerusalem shall keep his commandments, they shall prosper upon the face of this land; and they shall be kept from all other nations, that they may possess this land unto themselves. And if it so be that they shall keep his commandments they shall be blessed upon the face of this land, and there shall be none to molest them, nor to take away the land of their inheritance; and they shall dwell safely forever.

2 Ne. 3:2
And may the Lord consecrate also unto thee this land, which is a most precious land, for thine inheritance and the inheritance of thy seed with thy brethren, for thy security forever, if it so be that ye shall keep the commandments of the Holy One of Israel.

2 Ne. 6:11
Wherefore, after they are driven to and fro, for thus saith the angel, many shall be afflicted in the flesh, and shall not be suffered to perish, because of the prayers of the faithful; they shall be scattered, and smitten, and hated; nevertheless, the Lord will be merciful unto them, that when they shall come to the knowledge of their Redeemer, they shall be gathered together again to the lands of their inheritance.

2 Ne. 9:2
That he has spoken unto the Jews, by the mouth of his holy prophets, even from the beginning down, from generation to generation, until the time comes that they shall be restored to the true church and fold of God; when they shall be gathered home to the lands of their inheritance, and shall be established in all their lands of promise.

2 Ne. 10:7
But behold, thus saith the Lord God: When the day cometh that they shall believe in me, that I am Christ, then have I covenanted with their fathers that they shall be restored in the flesh, upon the earth, unto the lands of their inheritance.

2 Ne. 10:8
And it shall come to pass that they shall be gathered in from their long dispersion, from the isles of the sea, and from the four parts of the earth; and the nations of the Gentiles shall be great in the eyes of me, saith God, in carrying them forth to the lands of their inheritance.

2 Ne. 10:10
But behold, this land, said God, shall be a land of thine inheritance, and the Gentiles shall be blessed upon the land.

2 Ne. 10:19
Wherefore, I will consecrate this land unto thy seed, and them who shall be numbered among thy seed, forever, for the land of their inheritance; for it is a choice land, saith God unto me, above all other lands, wherefore I will have all men that dwell thereon that they shall worship me, saith God.

2 Ne. 10:20
And now, my beloved brethren, seeing that our merciful God has given us so great knowledge concerning these things, let us remember him, and lay aside our sins, and not hang down our heads, for we are not cast off; nevertheless, we have been driven out of the land of our inheritance; but we have been led to a better land, for the Lord has made the sea our path, and we are upon an isle of the sea.

2 Ne. 25:11
And now this I speak because of the spirit which is in me. And notwithstanding they have been carried away they shall return again, and possess the land of Jerusalem; wherefore, they shall be restored again to the land of their inheritance.