Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'firmament' occurs 32 times in the standard works.

20 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'firmament' in the standard works and contain 62.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 1:6-8 (5 in 3 verses)

Moses 2:6-8 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 1:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)


Ezek. 1:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:25 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.

 1:26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.




D&C 76:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 17 0 17
Gen. 9 0 9
Ps. 2 0 2
Ezek. 5 0 5
Dan. 1 0 1
NT 0 0 0
BM 1 0 1
DC 4 0 4
PGP 10 0 10
TOTAL 32 0 32

Ezek. 1:22
And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

Ezek. 1:23
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.

Ezek. 1:25
And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.

Ezek. 1:26
And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

Ezek. 10:1
Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.