Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'beasts' occurs 212 times in the standard works.

60 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'beasts' in the standard works and contain 28.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 22 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 77:2-4 (6 in 3 verses)

Lev. 11:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 89:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 18:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 18:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 34:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 56:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 50:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 14:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 32:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 10:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:22 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 3:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 13:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:14-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 23:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 126 0 126
NT 30 0 30
BM 34 0 34
1 Ne. 5 0 5
2 Ne. 4 0 4
Enos 2 0 2
Jarom 1 0 1
Mosiah 6 0 6
Alma 4 0 4
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 5 0 5
4 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 2 0 2
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 17 0 17
PGP 5 0 5
TOTAL 212 0 212

Mosiah 8:8
And they were lost in the wilderness for the space of many days, yet they were diligent, and found not the land of Zarahemla but returned to this land, having traveled in a land among many waters, having discovered a land which was covered with bones of men, and of beasts, and was also covered with ruins of buildings of every kind, having discovered a land which had been peopled with a people who were as numerous as the hosts of Israel.

Mosiah 8:21
Yea, they are as a wild flock which fleeth from the shepherd, and scattereth, and are driven, and are devoured by the beasts of the forest.

Mosiah 12:2
Yea, wo be unto this generation! And the Lord said unto me: Stretch forth thy hand and prophesy, saying: Thus saith the Lord, it shall come to pass that this generation, because of their iniquities, shall be brought into bondage, and shall be smitten on the cheek; yea, and shall be driven by men, and shall be slain; and the vultures of the air, and the dogs, yea, and the wild beasts, shall devour their flesh.

Mosiah 12:11
And again, he saith that thou shalt be as a stalk, even as a dry stalk of the field, which is run over by the beasts and trodden under foot.

Mosiah 17:17
Yea, and ye shall be smitten on every hand, and shall be driven and scattered to and fro, even as a wild flock is driven by wild and ferocious beasts.

Mosiah 18:4
And it came to pass that as many as did believe him did go forth to a place which was called Mormon, having received its name from the king, being in the borders of the land having been infested, by times or at seasons, by wild beasts.