Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'names' occurs 154 times in the standard works.

61 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'names' in the standard works and contain 39.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 5:57-58 (6 in 2 verses)

D&C 85:3-7 (6 in 5 verses)


Ex. 28:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

 28:9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

 28:10 Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.

 28:11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

 28:12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial.




D&C 20:82-83 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:49-50 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 21:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 25:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 26:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 36:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 32:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 5:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 31:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 135:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 85 0 85
Gen. 10 0 10
Ex. 13 0 13
Num. 32 0 32
Deut. 1 0 1
Josh. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 2 0 2
2 Sam. 2 0 2
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
1 Chr. 7 0 7
Ezra 5 0 5
Ps. 3 0 3
Isa. 1 0 1
Ezek. 4 0 4
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 12 0 12
BM 30 0 30
DC 25 0 25
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 154 0 154

Ex. 1:1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Ex. 6:16
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.

Ex. 28:9
And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

Ex. 28:10
Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.

Ex. 28:11
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

Ex. 28:12
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

Ex. 28:21
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

Ex. 28:29
And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually.

Ex. 39:6
And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.

Ex. 39:14
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.