Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'east' occurs 223 times in the standard works.

73 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'east' in the standard works and contain 32.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 48:1-10 (10 in 10 verses)

Alma 22:27-33 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 50:7-13 (7 in 7 verses)

Ezek. 48:23-27 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 47:18 (3 in 1 verse)

Josh. 12:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 34:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)


Judg. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

 8:10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

 8:11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.




Ezek. 40:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 148 505 653
Gen. 14 37 51
Ex. 5 63 68
Lev. 1 62 63
Num. 7 23 30
Deut. 0 19 19
Josh. 14 7 21
Judg. 7 7 14
1 Sam. 0 7 7
2 Sam. 0 2 2
1 Kgs. 2 10 12
2 Kgs. 0 5 5
1 Chr. 5 7 12
2 Chr. 5 15 20
Ezra 0 5 5
Neh. 2 7 9
Esth. 0 10 10
Job 4 13 17
Ps. 5 18 23
Prov. 0 5 5
Eccl. 0 6 6
Song. 0 8 8
Isa. 6 26 32
Jer. 4 33 37
Lam. 0 4 4
Ezek. 55 47 102
Dan. 2 23 25
Hosea 2 10 12
Joel 1 4 5
Amos 1 4 5
Jonah 2 3 5
Micah 0 2 2
Nahum 0 2 2
Hab. 1 1 2
Zeph. 0 3 3
Zech. 3 6 9
Mal. 0 1 1
NT 9 151 160
BM 48 75 123
DC 11 47 58
PGP 7 23 30
TOTAL 223 801 1024

Judg. 3:2
Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

Judg. 6:3
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

Judg. 6:15
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

Judg. 6:33
Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

Judg. 7:12
And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

Judg. 8:10
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

Judg. 8:11
And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

Judg. 11:18
Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

Judg. 14:10
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

Judg. 14:12
And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

Judg. 14:17
And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

Judg. 20:48
And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.

Judg. 21:19
Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.