Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'son' occurs 2885 times in the standard works.

1793 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'son' in the standard works and contain 62.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 744 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Chr. 4:2-6:56 (128 in 124 verses)

Luke 3:22-4:9 (79 in 26 verses)

Neh. 11:4-12:26 (59 in 59 verses)

1 Chr. 8:34-9:43 (52 in 50 verses)

Jer. 39:14-42:1 (45 in 40 verses)

Neh. 3:2-31 (36 in 30 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:20-4:19 (29 in 28 verses)

Ether 1:7-32 (26 in 26 verses)

1 Chr. 3:2-17 (20 in 16 verses)

1 Chr. 7:16-29 (19 in 14 verses)

Ezra 6:14-7:5 (17 in 14 verses)

1 Chr. 27:16-32 (17 in 17 verses)

Jer. 35:19-36:14 (16 in 15 verses)

2 Chr. 22:1-23:3 (15 in 15 verses)

Num. 13:4-16 (13 in 13 verses)

2 Sam. 8:16-9:10 (13 in 13 verses)

Num. 1:5-15 (12 in 11 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:22-32 (11 in 11 verses)

1 Chr. 26:24-27:2 (11 in 11 verses)

1 Sam. 22:7-14 (10 in 8 verses)

John 5:19-27 (10 in 9 verses)

Gen. 21:2-11 (10 in 10 verses)

Num. 34:19-28 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Sam. 18:33-19:4 (9 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:24-9:2 (9 in 8 verses)

Gen. 27:13-21 (9 in 9 verses)

Num. 26:65-27:8 (9 in 9 verses)

Ezra 8:4-12 (9 in 9 verses)

1 Jn. 5:5-13 (9 in 9 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:22-25 (8 in 4 verses)

Jer. 43:2-6 (8 in 5 verses)

Gen. 22:6-13 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Chr. 18:12-19:2 (8 in 8 verses)

Alma 37:46-38:6 (8 in 8 verses)

Alma 38:15-39:7 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:21-13:3 (7 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:28-32 (7 in 5 verses)

Isa. 7:1-6 (7 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 17:1-6 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Kgs. 16:28-34 (7 in 7 verses)

Mosiah 15:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Chr. 29:12 (6 in 1 verse)

Neh. 12:35 (6 in 1 verse)

Josh. 17:2-4 (6 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 9:1-3 (6 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 23:33-37 (6 in 5 verses)

Gen. 24:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

Gen. 30:12-17 (6 in 6 verses)

Gen. 30:14-19 (6 in 6 verses)

Num. 10:22-27 (6 in 6 verses)

Deut. 21:15-20 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Sam. 2:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 11:34-39 (6 in 6 verses)

Jer. 32:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

Jer. 35:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

Jer. 35:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

Hag. 1:12-2:2 (6 in 6 verses)

Gen. 11:31 (5 in 1 verse)

Zeph. 1:1 (5 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 13:24-14:1 (5 in 3 verses)

Moro. 4:3-5:2 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:77-79 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 29:32-35 (5 in 4 verses)

Jer. 36:32-37:3 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 13:22-14:3 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 20:27-31 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 18:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:23-27 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:37-16:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 42:27-31 (5 in 5 verses)

Moro. 8:27-9:1 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 16:1 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 1:1 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 20:14 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 28:12 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezra 8:33 (4 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:18 (4 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:1 (4 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 21:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:19-20 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:26-27 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 1:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 38:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Josh. 6:26-7:1 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 25:23-25 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 34:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 1:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 2:22-24 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 76:25-27 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 37:32-35 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 4:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 9:28-31 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 17:55-58 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 4:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 13:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 20:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:32-35 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:49-52 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 11:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 10:45-48 (4 in 4 verses)

Gal. 4:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 31:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 33:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 7:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 130:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 130:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 21:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 6:2 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 15:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Esth. 2:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 31:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 27:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:26 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 11:27 (3 in 1 verse)

Luke 10:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Gal. 4:30 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 22:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:42-43 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 24:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 7:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:57-10:1 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 3:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 28:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 11:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 13:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 24:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 25:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 21:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

John 3:35-36 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:33-34 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 30:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 36:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 38:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 10:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 10:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 32:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 16:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 18:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 17:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 21:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 23:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 16:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 13:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:37-19:2 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 11:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 11:41-43 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 20:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 22:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 22:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 27:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 26:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 36:22-37:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 15:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

John 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

John 21:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 12:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 31:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 33:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 9:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 122:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 16:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 22:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 31:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 35:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 25:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 25:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 32:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 36:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 13:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 18:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 20:28 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 13:37 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 15:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 15:36 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 23:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 15:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 19:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 8:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 9:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 22:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 34:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 10:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 13:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 13:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 10:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 19:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 36:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 21:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 29:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 29:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 37:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 45:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:59 (2 in 1 verse)

Hag. 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 22:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 12:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 14:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 12:53 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:34 (2 in 1 verse)

John 17:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 63:17 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 27:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 130:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 17:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 25:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 36:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 36:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:77-78 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 20:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 23:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 6:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 18:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 19:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 26:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:31-15:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 16:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:29-15:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 15:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:20-17:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:37-20:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 1:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 10:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 20:37-21:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 28:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 32:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 33:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 19:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 37:38-38:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 56:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 7:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:24-27:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 8:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 1:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 15:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 15:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:69-70 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

John 9:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 13:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 33:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:30-37:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 49:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1970 1464 3434
Gen. 160 175 335
Ex. 33 69 102
Lev. 9 66 75
Num. 148 120 268
Deut. 33 38 71
Josh. 44 10 54
Judg. 53 67 120
Ruth 2 7 9
1 Sam. 79 54 133
2 Sam. 133 44 177
1 Kgs. 132 21 153
2 Kgs. 147 37 184
1 Chr. 324 320 644
2 Chr. 104 58 162
Ezra 44 50 94
Neh. 117 20 137
Esth. 8 5 13
Job 5 39 44
Ps. 12 55 67
Prov. 45 14 59
Eccl. 4 14 18
Song. 0 3 3
Isa. 35 48 83
Jer. 148 56 204
Lam. 0 4 4
Ezek. 108 37 145
Dan. 5 9 14
Hosea 6 2 8
Joel 1 3 4
Amos 3 5 8
Jonah 1 2 3
Micah 2 2 4
Zeph. 5 1 6
Hag. 10 1 11
Zech. 8 4 12
Mal. 2 4 6
NT 422 213 635
BM 332 374 706
DC 99 175 274
PGP 62 66 128
TOTAL 2885 2292 5177

Josh. 7:24
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.

Josh. 9:13
And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

Josh. 15:14
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Josh. 17:3
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Josh. 17:6
Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.

Josh. 20:3
That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

Josh. 20:9
These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

Josh. 24:7
And when they cried unto the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.

Josh. 24:32
And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.