Doctrine and Covenants 132: 34

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

SECTION 132

34 God ^acommanded Abraham, and Sarah gave ^bHagar to Abraham to wife. And why did she do it? Because this was the law; and from Hagar sprang many people. This, therefore, was fulfilling, among other things, the promises.

Footnotes

34a

Gen. 16: 2 (1-3).

2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my ^amaid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

Gal. 4: 22 (21-31).

22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a ^abondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

D&C 132: 65.

65 Therefore, it shall be lawful in me, if she receive not this law, for him to receive all things whatsoever I, the Lord his God, will give unto him, because she did not believe and administer unto him according to my word; and she then becomes the transgressor; and he is exempt from the law of Sarah, who administered unto Abraham according to the law when I commanded Abraham to take ^aHagar to wife.

Gen. 25: 12 (12-18).

12 ¶ Now these are the ^agenerations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom ^bHagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, ^cbare unto Abraham: