Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'abraham' occurs 337 times in the standard works.

182 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'abraham' in the standard works and contain 54% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 79 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 21:33-22:15 (18 in 17 verses)

D&C 132:29-37 (13 in 9 verses)

Gen. 25:5-12 (10 in 8 verses)

Gen. 23:14-24:2 (9 in 9 verses)

Gen. 21:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

John 8:37-40 (5 in 4 verses)

Hel. 8:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 17:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 18:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 21:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 16:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Gal. 3:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 22:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 21:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

John 8:56-58 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 4:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 7:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:49-51 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 18:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 25:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 26:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 28:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:65 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 136:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 18:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 21:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 23:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 49:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 1:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 16:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:25-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 176 0 176
NT 74 0 74
BM 29 0 29
1 Ne. 5 0 5
2 Ne. 3 0 3
Jacob 1 0 1
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 6 0 6
Hel. 6 0 6
3 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 1 0 1
DC 37 0 37
PGP 21 0 21
TOTAL 337 0 337

1 Ne. 6:4
For the fulness of mine intent is that I may persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved.

1 Ne. 15:18
Wherefore, our father hath not spoken of our seed alone, but also of all the house of Israel, pointing to the covenant which should be fulfilled in the latter days; which covenant the Lord made to our father Abraham, saying: In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

1 Ne. 17:40
And he loveth those who will have him to be their God. Behold, he loved our fathers, and he covenanted with them, yea, even Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and he remembered the covenants which he had made; wherefore, he did bring them out of the land of Egypt.

1 Ne. 19:10
And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yieldeth himself, according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel.

1 Ne. 22:9
And it shall also be of worth unto the Gentiles; and not only unto the Gentiles but unto all the house of Israel, unto the making known of the covenants of the Father of heaven unto Abraham, saying: In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.