Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'number' occurs 284 times in the standard works.

80 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'number' in the standard works and contain 28.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 28 minutes to read the entire list.

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Rev. 13:17-18 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 24:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 44:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Morm. 1:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 27:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 3:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 11:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 9:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 4:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 26:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 154 131 285
NT 24 5 29
BM 90 69 159
DC 9 3 12
PGP 7 7 14
TOTAL 284 215 499

D&C 102:5
The number composing the council, who voted in the name and for the church in appointing the above-named councilors were forty-three, as follows: nine high priests, seventeen elders, four priests, and thirteen members.

D&C 102:12
Whenever a high council of the church of Christ is regularly organized, according to the foregoing pattern, it shall be the duty of the twelve councilors to cast lots by numbers, and thereby ascertain who of the twelve shall speak first, commencing with number one and so in succession to number twelve.

D&C 102:17
Those councilors who draw even numbers, that is, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12, are the individuals who are to stand up in behalf of the accused, and prevent insult and injustice.

D&C 102:25
And the said council of high priests shall have power to appoint one of their own number to preside over such council for the time being.

D&C 103:30
It is my will that my servant Parley P. Pratt and my servant Lyman Wight should not return to the land of their brethren, until they have obtained companies to go up unto the land of Zion, by tens, or by twenties, or by fifties, or by an hundred, until they have obtained to the number of five hundred of the strength of my house.

D&C 104:28
And let my servant Oliver Cowdery have the lot which is set off joining the house, which is to be for the printing office, which is lot number one, and also the lot upon which his father resides.

D&C 107:93
And it is according to the vision showing the order of the Seventy, that they should have seven presidents to preside over them, chosen out of the number of the seventy;

D&C 122:9
Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever.

D&C 132:30
Abraham received promises concerning his seed, and of the fruit of his loins-- from whose loins ye are, namely, my servant Joseph-- which were to continue so long as they were in the world; and as touching Abraham and his seed, out of the world they should continue; both in the world and out of the world should they continue as innumerable as the stars; or, if ye were to count the sand upon the seashore ye could not number them.

D&C 136:7
Let each company, with their captains and presidents, decide how many can go next spring; then choose out a sufficient number of able-bodied and expert men, to take teams, seeds, and farming utensils, to go as pioneers to prepare for putting in spring crops.