Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'seven' occurs 489 times in the standard works.

226 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'seven' in the standard works and contain 46.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 90 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 41:18-34 (17 in 17 verses)

Rev. 1:11-2:1 (12 in 11 verses)

Rev. 15:1-16:1 (9 in 9 verses)

Josh. 6:4-8 (7 in 5 verses)

Gen. 41:2-7 (7 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 45:21-25 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 30:21-24 (5 in 4 verses)

Rev. 17:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

Lev. 25:8 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 17:11 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 29:21 (4 in 1 verse)

Rev. 5:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

Josh. 6:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezra 2:65-67 (4 in 3 verses)

Neh. 7:67-69 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 77:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 23:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 23:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Zech. 3:9-4:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 23:29 (3 in 1 verse)

Rev. 21:9 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 12:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 10:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 21:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 8:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 17:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 5:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:65 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 25:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 15:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 15:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 42:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 3:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 8:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 12:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 5:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 41:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 41:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 13:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 38:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:95-96 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 372 192 564
NT 91 13 104
BM 6 47 53
DC 13 24 37
PGP 7 12 19
TOTAL 489 288 777

D&C 77:5
Q. What are we to understand by the four and twenty elders, spoken of by John?

A. We are to understand that these elders whom John saw, were elders who had been faithful in the work of the ministry and were dead; who belonged to the seven churches, and were then in the paradise of God.

D&C 77:6
Q. What are we to understand by the book which John saw, which was sealed on the back with seven seals?

A. We are to understand that it contains the revealed will, mysteries, and the works of God; the hidden things of his economy concerning this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance, or its temporal existence.

D&C 77:7
Q. What are we to understand by the seven seals with which it was sealed?

A. We are to understand that the first seal contains the things of the first thousand years, and the second also of the second thousand years, and so on until the seventh.

D&C 77:12
Q. What are we to understand by the sounding of the trumpets, mentioned in the 8th chapter of Revelation?

A. We are to understand that as God made the world in six days, and on the seventh day he finished his work, and sanctified it, and also formed man out of the dust of the earth, even so, in the beginning of the seventh thousand years will the Lord God sanctify the earth, and complete the salvation of man, and judge all things, and shall redeem all things, except that which he hath not put into his power, when he shall have sealed all things, unto the end of all things; and the sounding of the trumpets of the seven angels are the preparing and finishing of his work, in the beginning of the seventh thousand years-- the preparing of the way before the time of his coming.

D&C 77:13
Q. When are the things to be accomplished, which are written in the 9th chapter of Revelation?

A. They are to be accomplished after the opening of the seventh seal, before the coming of Christ.

D&C 88:106
And again, another angel shall sound his trump, which is the seventh angel, saying: It is finished; it is finished! The Lamb of God hath overcome and trodden the wine-press alone, even the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.

D&C 88:110
And so on, until the seventh angel shall sound his trump; and he shall stand forth upon the land and upon the sea, and swear in the name of him who sitteth upon the throne, that there shall be time no longer; and Satan shall be bound, that old serpent, who is called the devil, and shall not be loosed for the space of a thousand years.

D&C 88:112
And Michael, the seventh angel, even the archangel, shall gather together his armies, even the hosts of heaven.

D&C 98:40
And so on unto the second and third time; and as oft as thine enemy repenteth of the trespass wherewith he has trespassed against thee, thou shalt forgive him, until seventy times seven.

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 102:6
Voted: that the high council cannot have power to act without seven of the above-named councilors, or their regularly appointed successors are present.

D&C 102:7
These seven shall have power to appoint other high priests, whom they may consider worthy and capable to act in the place of absent councilors.

D&C 107:25
The Seventy are also called to preach the gospel, and to be especial witnesses unto the Gentiles and in all the world-- thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.

D&C 107:34
The Seventy are to act in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Twelve or the traveling high council, in building up the church and regulating all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto the Gentiles and then to the Jews--

D&C 107:38
It is the duty of the traveling high council to call upon the Seventy, when they need assistance, to fill the several calls for preaching and administering the gospel, instead of any others.

D&C 107:45
God called upon Cainan in the wilderness in the fortieth year of his age; and he met Adam in journeying to the place Shedolamak. He was eighty-seven years old when he received his ordination.

D&C 107:46
Mahalaleel was four hundred and ninety-six years and seven days old when he was ordained by the hand of Adam, who also blessed him.

D&C 107:90
This presidency is a distinct one from that of the seventy, and is designed for those who do not travel into all the world.

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 107:94
And the seventh president of these presidents is to preside over the six;

D&C 107:95
And these seven presidents are to choose other seventy besides the first seventy to whom they belong, and are to preside over them;

D&C 107:96
And also other seventy, until seven times seventy, if the labor in the vineyard of necessity requires it.

D&C 107:97
And these seventy are to be traveling ministers, unto the Gentiles first and also unto the Jews.

D&C 107:98
Whereas other officers of the church, who belong not unto the Twelve, neither to the Seventy, are not under the responsibility to travel among all nations, but are to travel as their circumstances shall allow, notwithstanding they may hold as high and responsible offices in the church.

D&C 124:138
And again, I give unto you Joseph Young, Josiah Butterfield, Daniel Miles, Henry Herriman, Zera Pulsipher, Levi Hancock, James Foster, to preside over the quorum of seventies;