Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'seventy' occurs 98 times in the standard works.

38 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'seventy' in the standard works and contain 38.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 17 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 107:90-98 (9 in 9 verses)

Hel. 11:21-23 (5 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezra 2:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 23:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 10:19-11:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 38:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)


Hel. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

 11:5 And so it was done, according to the words of Nephi. And there was a great famine upon the land, among all the people of Nephi. And thus in the seventy and fourth year the famine did continue, and the work of destruction did cease by the sword but became sore by famine.

 11:6 And this work of destruction did also continue in the seventy and fifth year. For the earth was smitten that it was dry, and did not yield forth grain in the season of grain; and the whole earth was smitten, even among the Lamanites as well as among the Nephites, so that they were smitten that they did perish by thousands in the more wicked parts of the land.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 58 0 58
NT 3 0 3
BM 21 0 21
Enos 1 0 1
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 2 0 2
Hel. 11 0 11
3 Ne. 1 0 1
4 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 2 0 2
DC 13 0 13
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 98 0 98

Hel. 10:19
And thus ended the seventy and first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 11:1
And now it came to pass in the seventy and second year of the reign of the judges that the contentions did increase, insomuch that there were wars throughout all the land among all the people of Nephi.

Hel. 11:2
And it was this secret band of robbers who did carry on this work of destruction and wickedness. And this war did last all that year; and in the seventy and third year it did also last.

Hel. 11:5
And so it was done, according to the words of Nephi. And there was a great famine upon the land, among all the people of Nephi. And thus in the seventy and fourth year the famine did continue, and the work of destruction did cease by the sword but became sore by famine.

Hel. 11:6
And this work of destruction did also continue in the seventy and fifth year. For the earth was smitten that it was dry, and did not yield forth grain in the season of grain; and the whole earth was smitten, even among the Lamanites as well as among the Nephites, so that they were smitten that they did perish by thousands in the more wicked parts of the land.

Hel. 11:17
And it came to pass that in the seventy and sixth year the Lord did turn away his anger from the people, and caused that rain should fall upon the earth, insomuch that it did bring forth her fruit in the season of her fruit. And it came to pass that it did bring forth her grain in the season of her grain.

Hel. 11:21
And it came to pass that the seventy and sixth year did end in peace. And the seventy and seventh year began in peace; and the church did spread throughout the face of all the land; and the more part of the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, did belong to the church; and they did have exceedingly great peace in the land; and thus ended the seventy and seventh year.

Hel. 11:22
And also they had peace in the seventy and eighth year, save it were a few contentions concerning the points of doctrine which had been laid down by the prophets.

Hel. 11:23
And in the seventy and ninth year there began to be much strife. But it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi, and many of their brethren who knew concerning the true points of doctrine, having many revelations daily, therefore they did preach unto the people, insomuch that they did put an end to their strife in that same year.