Emphasis Scriptures

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

16 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'cave' in the standard works and contain 50% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 10:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 24:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)


Gen. 49:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

 49:29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

 49:30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.




1 Sam. 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 31 5 36
Gen. 11 0 11
Josh. 8 0 8
Judg. 0 1 1
1 Sam. 6 1 7
2 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 4 0 4
1 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 0 1 1
Isa. 0 1 1
Ezek. 0 1 1
NT 1 1 2
BM 0 1 1
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 32 7 39

Gen. 19:30
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

Gen. 23:9
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

Gen. 23:11
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Gen. 23:17
And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

Gen. 23:19
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

Gen. 23:20
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

Gen. 25:9
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

Gen. 49:29
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

Gen. 49:30
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.

Gen. 49:32
The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.

Gen. 50:13
For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.