Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'descended' occurs 31 times in the standard works.

5 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'descended' in the standard works and contain 16.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 18:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

 18:16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel,

 18:17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,





Eph. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 4:9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

 4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)




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Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 12 0 12
Ex. 3 0 3
Deut. 1 0 1
Josh. 6 0 6
Ps. 1 0 1
Prov. 1 0 1
NT 7 0 7
BM 5 0 5
DC 3 0 3
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 31 0 31

Josh. 2:23
So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

Josh. 17:9
And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:

Josh. 18:13
And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth-el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon.

Josh. 18:16
And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel,

Josh. 18:17
And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,