Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'seed' occurs 512 times in the standard works.

275 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'seed' in the standard works and contain 53.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 107 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 32:28-33:1 (17 in 17 verses)

1 Ne. 12:8-20 (14 in 13 verses)

Alma 3:8-17 (11 in 10 verses)

1 Ne. 13:30-39 (10 in 10 verses)

Abr. 4:11-12 (7 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:7-11 (7 in 5 verses)

Abr. 2:6-11 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 46:23-27 (6 in 5 verses)

Gen. 17:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 1:41-43 (5 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 15:10-13 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 13:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 1:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 26:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:11-12 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Mark 12:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 59:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 33:26 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 29:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 13:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 22:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 28:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 22:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 9:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 6:6-7:1 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 10:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 15:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 20:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 13:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 5:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 5:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 104:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 32:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 27:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 20:42 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 2:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 22:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 61:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 21:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 46:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 47:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 4:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 25:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:81-82 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 225 2 227
NT 55 4 59
BM 173 9 182
1 Ne. 54 5 59
2 Ne. 41 0 41
Jacob 3 0 3
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 7 3 10
Alma 39 0 39
Hel. 2 0 2
3 Ne. 13 0 13
Morm. 4 0 4
Ether 9 1 10
DC 24 2 26
PGP 35 1 36
TOTAL 512 18 530

2 Ne. 1:5
But, said he, notwithstanding our afflictions, we have obtained a land of promise, a land which is choice above all other lands; a land which the Lord God hath covenanted with me should be a land for the inheritance of my seed. Yea, the Lord hath covenanted this land unto me, and to my children forever, and also all those who should be led out of other countries by the hand of the Lord.

2 Ne. 1:31
Wherefore, because thou hast been faithful thy seed shall be blessed with his seed, that they dwell in prosperity long upon the face of this land; and nothing, save it shall be iniquity among them, shall harm or disturb their prosperity upon the face of this land forever.

2 Ne. 1:32
Wherefore, if ye shall keep the commandments of the Lord, the Lord hath consecrated this land for the security of thy seed with the seed of my son.

2 Ne. 3:2
And may the Lord consecrate also unto thee this land, which is a most precious land, for thine inheritance and the inheritance of thy seed with thy brethren, for thy security forever, if it so be that ye shall keep the commandments of the Holy One of Israel.

2 Ne. 3:3
And now, Joseph, my last-born, whom I have brought out of the wilderness of mine afflictions, may the Lord bless thee forever, for thy seed shall not utterly be destroyed.

2 Ne. 3:11
But a seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins; and unto him will I give power to bring forth my word unto the seed of thy loins-- and not to the bringing forth my word only, saith the Lord, but to the convincing them of my word, which shall have already gone forth among them.

2 Ne. 3:16
Yea, thus prophesied Joseph: I am sure of this thing, even as I am sure of the promise of Moses; for the Lord hath said unto me, I will preserve thy seed forever.

2 Ne. 3:23
Wherefore, because of this covenant thou art blessed; for thy seed shall not be destroyed, for they shall hearken unto the words of the book.

2 Ne. 3:24
And there shall rise up one mighty among them, who shall do much good, both in word and in deed, being an instrument in the hands of God, with exceeding faith, to work mighty wonders, and do that thing which is great in the sight of God, unto the bringing to pass much restoration unto the house of Israel, and unto the seed of thy brethren.

2 Ne. 4:2
For behold, he truly prophesied concerning all his seed. And the prophecies which he wrote, there are not many greater. And he prophesied concerning us, and our future generations; and they are written upon the plates of brass.

2 Ne. 4:7
Wherefore, because of my blessing the Lord God will not suffer that ye shall perish; wherefore, he will be merciful unto you and unto your seed forever.

2 Ne. 4:9
And he spake unto them, saying: Behold, my sons and my daughters, who are the sons and the daughters of my second son; behold I leave unto you the same blessing which I left unto the sons and daughters of Laman; wherefore, thou shalt not utterly be destroyed; but in the end thy seed shall be blessed.

2 Ne. 4:11
And after he had made an end of speaking unto them, he spake unto Sam, saying: Blessed art thou, and thy seed; for thou shalt inherit the land like unto thy brother Nephi. And thy seed shall be numbered with his seed; and thou shalt be even like unto thy brother, and thy seed like unto his seed; and thou shalt be blessed in all thy days.

2 Ne. 5:11
And the Lord was with us; and we did prosper exceedingly; for we did sow seed, and we did reap again in abundance. And we began to raise flocks, and herds, and animals of every kind.

2 Ne. 5:23
And cursed shall be the seed of him that mixeth with their seed; for they shall be cursed even with the same cursing. And the Lord spake it, and it was done.

2 Ne. 5:25
And the Lord God said unto me: They shall be a scourge unto thy seed, to stir them up in remembrance of me; and inasmuch as they will not remember me, and hearken unto my words, they shall scourge them even unto destruction.

2 Ne. 9:53
And behold how great the covenants of the Lord, and how great his condescensions unto the children of men; and because of his greatness, and his grace and mercy, he has promised unto us that our seed shall not utterly be destroyed, according to the flesh, but that he would preserve them; and in future generations they shall become a righteous branch unto the house of Israel.

2 Ne. 10:18
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, thus saith our God: I will afflict thy seed by the hand of the Gentiles; nevertheless, I will soften the hearts of the Gentiles, that they shall be like unto a father to them; wherefore, the Gentiles shall be blessed and numbered among the house of Israel.

2 Ne. 10:19
Wherefore, I will consecrate this land unto thy seed, and them who shall be numbered among thy seed, forever, for the land of their inheritance; for it is a choice land, saith God unto me, above all other lands, wherefore I will have all men that dwell thereon that they shall worship me, saith God.

2 Ne. 15:10
Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.

2 Ne. 16:13
But yet there shall be a tenth, and they shall return, and shall be eaten, as a teil tree, and as an oak whose substance is in them when they cast their leaves; so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

2 Ne. 24:20
Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land and slain thy people; the seed of evil-doers shall never be renowned.

2 Ne. 25:21
Wherefore, for this cause hath the Lord God promised unto me that these things which I write shall be kept and preserved, and handed down unto my seed, from generation to generation, that the promise may be fulfilled unto Joseph, that his seed should never perish as long as the earth should stand.

2 Ne. 26:15
After my seed and the seed of my brethren shall have dwindled in unbelief, and shall have been smitten by the Gentiles; yea, after the Lord God shall have camped against them round about, and shall have laid siege against them with a mount, and raised forts against them; and after they shall have been brought down low in the dust, even that they are not, yet the words of the righteous shall be written, and the prayers of the faithful shall be heard, and all those who have dwindled in unbelief shall not be forgotten.

2 Ne. 28:2
And the things which shall be written out of the book shall be of great worth unto the children of men, and especially unto our seed, which is a remnant of the house of Israel.

2 Ne. 29:2
And also, that I may remember the promises which I have made unto thee, Nephi, and also unto thy father, that I would remember your seed; and that the words of your seed should proceed forth out of my mouth unto your seed; and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, for a standard unto my people, which are of the house of Israel;

2 Ne. 29:14
And it shall come to pass that my people, which are of the house of Israel, shall be gathered home unto the lands of their possessions; and my word also shall be gathered in one. And I will show unto them that fight against my word and against my people, who are of the house of Israel, that I am God, and that I covenanted with Abraham that I would remember his seed forever.

2 Ne. 30:3
And now, I would prophesy somewhat more concerning the Jews and the Gentiles. For after the book of which I have spoken shall come forth, and be written unto the Gentiles, and sealed up again unto the Lord, there shall be many which shall believe the words which are written; and they shall carry them forth unto the remnant of our seed.

2 Ne. 30:4
And then shall the remnant of our seed know concerning us, how that we came out from Jerusalem, and that they are descendants of the Jews.