Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'number' occurs 284 times in the standard works.

80 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'number' in the standard works and contain 28.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 28 minutes to read the entire list.

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Rev. 13:17-18 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 24:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 44:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Morm. 1:11 (3 in 1 verse)


Lev. 25:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

 25:15 According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

 25:16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.




1 Chr. 21:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 3:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 11:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 9:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 4:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 26:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 154 131 285
Gen. 4 4 8
Ex. 4 6 10
Lev. 9 0 9
Num. 44 83 127
Deut. 7 0 7
Josh. 2 1 3
Judg. 4 4 8
1 Sam. 3 4 7
2 Sam. 7 2 9
1 Kgs. 2 6 8
2 Kgs. 0 1 1
1 Chr. 18 4 22
2 Chr. 6 6 12
Ezra 5 1 6
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 1 0 1
Job 14 1 15
Ps. 5 2 7
Eccl. 0 1 1
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 4 2 6
Jer. 5 1 6
Ezek. 4 0 4
Dan. 1 1 2
Hosea 1 1 2
Joel 1 0 1
Nahum 1 0 1
NT 24 5 29
BM 90 69 159
DC 9 3 12
PGP 7 7 14
TOTAL 284 215 499

Lev. 15:13
And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.

Lev. 15:28
But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.

Lev. 23:16
Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord.

Lev. 25:8
And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.

Lev. 25:15
According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

Lev. 25:16
According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

Lev. 25:50
And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.

Lev. 26:22
I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.