Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'villages' occurs 82 times in the standard works.

36 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'villages' in the standard works and contain 43.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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Neh. 11:25-31 (9 in 7 verses)

 11:25 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,

 11:26 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet,

 11:27 And at Hazar-shual, and at Beer-sheba, and in the villages thereof,

 11:28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,

 11:29 And at En-rimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,

 11:30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.

 11:31 The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages,





Josh. 15:44-47 (5 in 4 verses)

 15:44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

 15:45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

 15:46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:

 15:47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:





2 Chr. 28:18 (3 in 1 verse)

 28:18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.





Josh. 19:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

 19:6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

 19:7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:

 19:8 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.





Alma 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

 8:7 Now it was the custom of the people of Nephi to call their lands, and their cities, and their villages, yea, even all their small villages, after the name of him who first possessed them; and thus it was with the land of Ammonihah.





Josh. 15:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

 15:59 And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

 15:60 Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:





Josh. 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

 19:15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.

 19:16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.





Josh. 19:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

 19:22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

 19:23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.





Josh. 19:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

 19:30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

 19:31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.





Josh. 19:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

 19:38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

 19:39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.





1 Chr. 4:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

 4:32 And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

 4:33 And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.





Neh. 12:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;

 12:29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.




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Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 68 0 68
NT 7 0 7
BM 6 0 6
DC 1 0 1
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 82 0 82

Ex. 8:13
And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

Lev. 25:31
But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.

Num. 21:25
And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.

Num. 21:32
And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

Num. 32:42
And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

Josh. 13:23
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.

Josh. 13:28
This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.

Josh. 15:32
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:

Josh. 15:36
And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

Josh. 15:41
And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

Josh. 15:44
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

Josh. 15:45
Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

Josh. 15:46
From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:

Josh. 15:47
Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:

Josh. 15:51
And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

Josh. 15:54
And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

Josh. 15:57
Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

Josh. 15:59
And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

Josh. 15:60
Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

Josh. 15:62
And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.

Josh. 16:9
And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

Josh. 18:24
And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:

Josh. 18:28
And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

Josh. 19:6
And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

Josh. 19:7
Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:

Josh. 19:8
And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

Josh. 19:15
And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.

Josh. 19:16
This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

Josh. 19:22
And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

Josh. 19:23
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

Josh. 19:30
Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

Josh. 19:31
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

Josh. 19:38
And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

Josh. 19:39
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

Josh. 19:48
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

Josh. 21:12
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

Judg. 5:7
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

Judg. 5:11
They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.

1 Sam. 6:18
And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite.

1 Chr. 4:32
And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

1 Chr. 4:33
And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

1 Chr. 6:56
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

1 Chr. 9:16
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

1 Chr. 9:22
All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

1 Chr. 9:25
And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

1 Chr. 27:25
And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:

2 Chr. 28:18
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

Neh. 6:2
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

Neh. 11:25
And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,

Neh. 11:27
And at Hazar-shual, and at Beer-sheba, and in the villages thereof,

Neh. 11:28
And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,

Neh. 11:30
Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.

Neh. 11:31
The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages,

Neh. 12:28
And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;

Neh. 12:29
Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

Esth. 9:19
Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

Ps. 10:8
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

Song. 7:11
Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

Isa. 42:11
Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

Ezek. 38:11
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

Hab. 3:14
Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

Matt. 9:35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

Matt. 14:15
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

Mark 6:6
And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

Mark 6:36
Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

Mark 6:56
And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

Luke 13:22
And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

Acts 8:25
And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

Mosiah 27:6
And there began to be much peace again in the land; and the people began to be very numerous, and began to scatter abroad upon the face of the earth, yea, on the north and on the south, on the east and on the west, building large cities and villages in all quarters of the land.

Alma 8:7
Now it was the custom of the people of Nephi to call their lands, and their cities, and their villages, yea, even all their small villages, after the name of him who first possessed them; and thus it was with the land of Ammonihah.

Alma 23:14
And the Amalekites were not converted, save only one; neither were any of the Amulonites; but they did harden their hearts, and also the hearts of the Lamanites in that part of the land wheresoever they dwelt, yea, and all their villages and all their cities.

Morm. 4:22
And it came to pass that the Nephites did again flee from before them, taking all the inhabitants with them, both in towns and villages.

Morm. 5:5
But it came to pass that whatsoever lands we had passed by, and the inhabitants thereof were not gathered in, were destroyed by the Lamanites, and their towns, and villages, and cities were burned with fire; and thus three hundred and seventy and nine years passed away.

D&C 84:117
And verily I say unto you, the rest of my servants, go ye forth as your circumstances shall permit, in your several callings, unto the great and notable cities and villages, reproving the world in righteousness of all their unrighteous and ungodly deeds, setting forth clearly and understandingly the desolation of abomination in the last days.