Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'tribes' occurs 140 times in the standard works.

27 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'tribes' in the standard works and contain 19.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 7:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Josh. 14:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 29:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 77:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 122:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 10:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 105 0 105
Gen. 2 0 2
Ex. 3 0 3
Num. 12 0 12
Deut. 12 0 12
Josh. 19 0 19
Judg. 7 0 7
1 Sam. 5 0 5
2 Sam. 7 0 7
1 Kgs. 7 0 7
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 4 0 4
2 Chr. 5 0 5
Ezra 1 0 1
Ps. 4 0 4
Isa. 3 0 3
Ezek. 10 0 10
Hosea 1 0 1
Hab. 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 7 0 7
BM 20 0 20
DC 6 0 6
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 140 0 140

Ex. 24:4
And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Ex. 28:21
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

Ex. 39:14
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.