Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'possession' occurs 175 times in the standard works.

57 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'possession' in the standard works and contain 32.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 45:5-8 (5 in 4 verses)

Lev. 25:32-34 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 46:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 48:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Josh. 22:19 (3 in 1 verse)


Hel. 1:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

 1:20 Therefore Coriantumr did cut down the watch by the entrance of the city, and did march forth with his whole army into the city, and they did slay every one who did oppose them, insomuch that they did take possession of the whole city.

 1:21 And it came to pass that Pacumeni, who was the chief judge, did flee before Coriantumr, even to the walls of the city. And it came to pass that Coriantumr did smite him against the wall, insomuch that he died. And thus ended the days of Pacumeni.

 1:22 And now when Coriantumr saw that he was in possession of the city of Zarahemla, and saw that the Nephites had fled before them, and were slain, and were taken, and were cast into prison, and that he had obtained the possession of the strongest hold in all the land, his heart took courage insomuch that he was about to go forth against all the land.




Gen. 26:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 14:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 24:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 2:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:23 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 27:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 100 9 109
NT 4 4 8
BM 65 21 86
1 Ne. 0 1 1
2 Ne. 1 2 3
Mosiah 2 1 3
Alma 41 12 53
Hel. 10 2 12
3 Ne. 4 3 7
Morm. 7 0 7
DC 1 1 2
PGP 5 0 5
TOTAL 175 35 210

Hel. 1:20
Therefore Coriantumr did cut down the watch by the entrance of the city, and did march forth with his whole army into the city, and they did slay every one who did oppose them, insomuch that they did take possession of the whole city.

Hel. 1:22
And now when Coriantumr saw that he was in possession of the city of Zarahemla, and saw that the Nephites had fled before them, and were slain, and were taken, and were cast into prison, and that he had obtained the possession of the strongest hold in all the land, his heart took courage insomuch that he was about to go forth against all the land.

Hel. 1:27
But behold, the Lamanites were not frightened according to his desire, but they had come into the center of the land, and had taken the capital city which was the city of Zarahemla, and were marching through the most capital parts of the land, slaying the people with a great slaughter, both men, women, and children, taking possession of many cities and of many strongholds.

Hel. 1:33
And it came to pass that Moronihah took possession of the city of Zarahemla again, and caused that the Lamanites who had been taken prisoners should depart out of the land in peace.

Hel. 4:5
And in the fifty and seventh year they did come down against the Nephites to battle, and they did commence the work of death; yea, insomuch that in the fifty and eighth year of the reign of the judges they succeeded in obtaining possession of the land of Zarahemla; yea, and also all the lands, even unto the land which was near the land Bountiful.

Hel. 4:8
And thus those dissenters of the Nephites, with the help of a numerous army of the Lamanites, had obtained all the possession of the Nephites which was in the land southward. And all this was done in the fifty and eighth and ninth years of the reign of the judges.

Hel. 4:10
And it came to pass in the sixty and first year of the reign of the judges they succeeded in regaining even the half of all their possessions.

Hel. 4:13
And because of this their great wickedness, and their boastings in their own strength, they were left in their own strength; therefore they did not prosper, but were afflicted and smitten, and driven before the Lamanites, until they had lost possession of almost all their lands.

Hel. 4:18
And it came to pass in the sixty and second year of the reign of the judges, that Moronihah could obtain no more possessions over the Lamanites.

Hel. 5:52
And it came to pass that they did yield up unto the Nephites the lands of their possession.

Hel. 7:22
And for this cause wo shall come unto you except ye shall repent. For if ye will not repent, behold, this great city, and also all those great cities which are round about, which are in the land of our possession, shall be taken away that ye shall have no place in them; for behold, the Lord will not grant unto you strength, as he has hitherto done, to withstand against your enemies.