Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'east' occurs 223 times in the standard works.

73 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'east' in the standard works and contain 32.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 48:1-10 (10 in 10 verses)

Alma 22:27-33 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 50:7-13 (7 in 7 verses)

Ezek. 48:23-27 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 47:18 (3 in 1 verse)

Josh. 12:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 34:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 148 505 653
NT 9 151 160
BM 48 75 123
1 Ne. 1 7 8
2 Ne. 3 8 11
Jacob 0 2 2
Enos 0 2 2
Jarom 0 1 1
Mosiah 3 10 13
Alma 35 24 59
Hel. 4 4 8
3 Ne. 2 6 8
4 Ne. 0 2 2
Morm. 0 2 2
Ether 0 6 6
Moro. 0 1 1
DC 11 47 58
PGP 7 23 30
TOTAL 223 801 1024

2 Ne. 2:15
And to bring about his eternal purposes in the end of man, after he had created our first parents, and the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and in fine, all things which are created, it must needs be that there was an opposition; even the forbidden fruit in opposition to the tree of life; the one being sweet and the other bitter.

2 Ne. 5:24
And because of their cursing which was upon them they did become an idle people, full of mischief and subtlety, and did seek in the wilderness for beasts of prey.

2 Ne. 9:51
Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness.

2 Ne. 12:6
Therefore, O Lord, thou hast forsaken thy people, the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and hearken unto soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.

2 Ne. 15:12
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

2 Ne. 21:14
But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines towards the west; they shall spoil them of the east together; they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

2 Ne. 23:21
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.

2 Ne. 23:22
And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces; and her time is near to come, and her day shall not be prolonged. For I will destroy her speedily; yea, for I will be merciful unto my people, but the wicked shall perish.

2 Ne. 29:11
For I command all men, both in the east and in the west, and in the north, and in the south, and in the islands of the sea, that they shall write the words which I speak unto them; for out of the books which shall be written I will judge the world, every man according to their works, according to that which is written.

2 Ne. 31:20
Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.

2 Ne. 32:3
Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.