Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'seed' occurs 512 times in the standard works.

275 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'seed' in the standard works and contain 53.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 107 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 32:28-33:1 (17 in 17 verses)

1 Ne. 12:8-20 (14 in 13 verses)

Alma 3:8-17 (11 in 10 verses)

1 Ne. 13:30-39 (10 in 10 verses)

Abr. 4:11-12 (7 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:7-11 (7 in 5 verses)

Abr. 2:6-11 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 46:23-27 (6 in 5 verses)

Gen. 17:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 1:41-43 (5 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 15:10-13 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 13:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 1:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 26:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Mark 12:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 59:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 33:26 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 29:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 13:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 22:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 28:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 22:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 9:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 6:6-7:1 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 10:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 15:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)


Lev. 20:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

 20:2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

 20:3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

 20:4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:




Matt. 13:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 5:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 5:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 104:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 32:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 27:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 20:42 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 2:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 22:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 61:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 21:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 46:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 4:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 25:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:81-82 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 225 2 227
Gen. 58 1 59
Ex. 6 0 6
Lev. 22 0 22
Num. 8 0 8
Deut. 14 1 15
Josh. 1 0 1
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 5 0 5
2 Sam. 3 0 3
1 Kgs. 5 0 5
2 Kgs. 4 0 4
1 Chr. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 2 0 2
Ezra 2 0 2
Neh. 3 0 3
Esth. 5 0 5
Job 3 0 3
Ps. 18 0 18
Prov. 1 0 1
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 26 0 26
Jer. 21 0 21
Ezek. 5 0 5
Dan. 3 0 3
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 1 0 1
Hag. 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 55 4 59
BM 173 9 182
DC 24 2 26
PGP 35 1 36
TOTAL 512 18 530

Lev. 11:37
And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.

Lev. 11:38
But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.

Lev. 12:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.

Lev. 15:16
And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

Lev. 15:17
And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.

Lev. 15:18
The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.

Lev. 15:32
This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;

Lev. 18:21
And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

Lev. 19:19
Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

Lev. 20:2
Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

Lev. 20:3
And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

Lev. 20:4
And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:

Lev. 21:15
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.

Lev. 21:17
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

Lev. 21:21
No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

Lev. 22:3
Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.

Lev. 22:4
What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

Lev. 26:16
I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

Lev. 27:16
And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

Lev. 27:30
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's: it is holy unto the Lord.