Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'tribe' occurs 247 times in the standard works.

141 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'tribe' in the standard works and contain 57.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 63 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 6:60-80 (23 in 21 verses)

Josh. 20:8-21:17 (19 in 19 verses)

Num. 34:13-28 (16 in 16 verses)

Num. 13:2-15 (14 in 14 verses)

Num. 36:3-12 (13 in 10 verses)

Rev. 7:5-8 (12 in 4 verses)

Num. 31:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 22:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 13:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 38:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 13:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 21:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 78:67-68 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 223 105 328
Gen. 0 2 2
Ex. 6 3 9
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 84 12 96
Deut. 6 12 18
Josh. 73 19 92
Judg. 8 7 15
1 Sam. 3 5 8
2 Sam. 0 7 7
1 Kgs. 6 7 13
2 Kgs. 1 1 2
1 Chr. 32 4 36
2 Chr. 0 5 5
Ezra 0 1 1
Ps. 2 4 6
Isa. 0 3 3
Ezek. 1 10 11
Hosea 0 1 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Zech. 0 1 1
NT 19 7 26
BM 3 20 23
DC 2 6 8
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 247 140 387

1 Kgs. 7:14
He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

1 Kgs. 8:1
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.

1 Kgs. 8:16
Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.

1 Kgs. 11:13
Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

1 Kgs. 11:31
And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:

1 Kgs. 11:32
(But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)

1 Kgs. 11:35
But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.

1 Kgs. 11:36
And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

1 Kgs. 12:20
And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

1 Kgs. 12:21
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

1 Kgs. 14:21
And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

1 Kgs. 18:31
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: