Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'rock' occurs 166 times in the standard works.

62 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'rock' in the standard works and contain 37.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 20:8-11 (5 in 4 verses)

Deut. 32:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 32:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 20:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 22:47 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 25:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 39:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:48 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 33:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 22:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 31:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 62:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 7:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)


Ether 13:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

 13:13 And I was about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of Ether; but they esteemed him as naught, and cast him out; and he hid himself in the cavity of a rock by day, and by night he went forth viewing the things which should come upon the people.

 13:14 And as he dwelt in the cavity of a rock he made the remainder of this record, viewing the destructions which came upon the people, by night.




D&C 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 106 19 125
NT 13 4 17
BM 34 10 44
1 Ne. 8 2 10
2 Ne. 10 4 14
Jacob 1 0 1
Alma 0 1 1
Hel. 3 1 4
3 Ne. 6 2 8
Ether 6 0 6
DC 11 2 13
PGP 2 1 3
TOTAL 166 36 202

Ether 3:1
And it came to pass that the brother of Jared, (now the number of the vessels which had been prepared was eight) went forth unto the mount, which they called the mount Shelem, because of its exceeding height, and did molten out of a rock sixteen small stones; and they were white and clear, even as transparent glass; and he did carry them in his hands upon the top of the mount, and cried again unto the Lord, saying:

Ether 3:3
Behold, O Lord, thou hast smitten us because of our iniquity, and hast driven us forth, and for these many years we have been in the wilderness; nevertheless, thou hast been merciful unto us. O Lord, look upon me in pity, and turn away thine anger from this thy people, and suffer not that they shall go forth across this raging deep in darkness; but behold these things which I have molten out of the rock.

Ether 13:13
And I was about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of Ether; but they esteemed him as naught, and cast him out; and he hid himself in the cavity of a rock by day, and by night he went forth viewing the things which should come upon the people.

Ether 13:14
And as he dwelt in the cavity of a rock he made the remainder of this record, viewing the destructions which came upon the people, by night.

Ether 13:18
Wherefore, it came to pass that in the first year that Ether dwelt in the cavity of a rock, there were many people who were slain by the sword of those secret combinations, fighting against Coriantumr that they might obtain the kingdom.

Ether 13:22
And it came to pass that Coriantumr repented not, neither his household, neither the people; and the wars ceased not; and they sought to kill Ether, but he fled from before them and hid again in the cavity of the rock.