Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'jacob' occurs 492 times in the standard works.

233 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'jacob' in the standard works and contain 47.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 106 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 25:26-34 (9 in 9 verses)

Gen. 34:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

Gen. 35:4-10 (7 in 7 verses)

Gen. 46:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

Gen. 29:10-15 (6 in 6 verses)

Gen. 47:7-10 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 30:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 31:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 5:21-25 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 28:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 46:25-27 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 31:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 32:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 32:27-30 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 27:41-42 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:33-34 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 31:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 31:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 45:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 23:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 43:28-44:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 47:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 30:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 33:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Micah 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:46-28:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:32-33:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 33:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 37:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 46:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)


Micah 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 3:8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

 3:9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.




Micah 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:14-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 350 0 350
Gen. 181 0 181
Ex. 11 0 11
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 9 0 9
Deut. 11 0 11
Josh. 3 0 3
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 2 0 2
1 Chr. 2 0 2
Ps. 34 0 34
Isa. 42 0 42
Jer. 16 0 16
Lam. 3 0 3
Ezek. 4 0 4
Hosea 3 0 3
Amos 6 0 6
Obad. 3 0 3
Micah 11 0 11
Nahum 1 0 1
Mal. 4 0 4
NT 27 0 27
BM 99 5 104
DC 16 1 17
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 492 6 498

Micah 1:5
For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?

Micah 2:7
O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

Micah 2:12
I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

Micah 3:1
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?

Micah 3:8
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

Micah 3:9
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.

Micah 4:2
And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Micah 5:7
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

Micah 5:8
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

Micah 7:20
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.