Doctrine and Covenants 132: 30

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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 132

30 ^aAbraham received promises concerning his seed, and of the fruit of his loins—from whose ^bloins ye are, namely, my servant Joseph—which were to continue so long as they were in the world; and as touching Abraham and his seed, out of the world they should continue; both in the world and out of the world should they continue as innumerable as the ^cstars; or, if ye were to count the sand upon the seashore ye could not number them.

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30a	Gen. 12: 3 (1-3) 3 And I will ^abless them that bless thee, and ^bcurse him that ^ccurseth thee: and in thee shall all ^dfamilies of the earth be ^eblessed. Gen. 13: 16. 16 And I will make thy ^aseed as the ^bdust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Lev. 26: 42. 42 Then will I remember my ^acovenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with ^bAbraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. Gal. 3: 14 (7-14, 26-29) 14 That the ^ablessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through ^bJesus Christ; that we might receive the ^cpromise of the Spirit through faith. 2 Ne. 29: 14. 14 And it shall come to pass that my people, which are of the ^ahouse of Israel, shall be gathered home unto the ^blands of their possessions; and my word also shall be gathered in ^cone. And I will show unto them that fight against my word and against my ^dpeople, who are of the ^ehouse of Israel, that I am God, and that I ^fcovenanted with ^gAbraham that I would remember his ^hseed ⁱforever. D&C 84: 34. 34 They become the ^asons of Moses and of Aaron and the ^bseed of ^cAbraham, and the church and kingdom, and the ^delect of God. TG Abrahamic Covenant. TG Seed of Abraham.
b	2 Ne. 3: 6 (6-16) 6 For Joseph truly testified, saying: A ^aseer shall the Lord my God raise up, who shall be a choice seer unto the fruit of my ^bloins.
c	Gen. 15: 5. 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and ^atell the ^bstars, if thou be able to ^cnumber them: and he said unto him, So shall thy ^dseed be. Gen. 22: 17. 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy ^aseed as the stars of the heaven, and as the ^bsand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the ^cgate of his enemies; Deut. 1: 10. 10 The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the ^astars of heaven for ^bmultitude. 1 Chr. 27: 23. 23 ¶ But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the ^astars of the heavens. Neh. 9: 23. 23 Their children also ^amultipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it. Hosea 1: 10. 10 ¶ Yet the ^anumber of the children of Israel shall be as the ^bsand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the ^csons of the ^dliving God.