Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'possessed' occurs 64 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'possessed' in the standard works and contain 12.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Judg. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 24 2 26
Num. 2 1 3
Deut. 3 0 3
Josh. 6 0 6
Judg. 3 1 4
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
Neh. 3 0 3
Ps. 1 0 1
Prov. 1 0 1
Isa. 1 0 1
Jer. 2 0 2
Dan. 1 0 1
NT 15 0 15
BM 24 0 24
DC 0 0 0
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 64 2 66

Josh. 1:15
Until the Lord have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

Josh. 12:1
Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:

Josh. 13:1
Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.

Josh. 19:47
And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

Josh. 21:43
And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

Josh. 22:9
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.