Doctrine and Covenants 84: 14

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

SECTION 84

14 Which ^aAbraham received the priesthood from ^bMelchizedek, who received it through the lineage of his fathers, even till ^cNoah;

Footnotes

14a	Abr. 1: 3 (1-4, 19, 31) 3 It was ^aconferred upon me from the fathers; it came down from the fathers, from the beginning of time, yea, even from the beginning, or before the foundation of the earth, down to the present time, even the right of the ^bfirstborn, or the first man, who is ^cAdam, or first father, through the fathers unto me.
b	BD Melchizedek. Gen. 14: 18 (17-20) 18 And ^aMelchizedek king of ^bSalem brought forth ^cbread and wine: ^dand he was the ^epriest of the most high God. JST Gen. 14: 25-40 (Appendix) Alma 13: 14 (1-19) 14 Yea, humble yourselves even as the people in the days of ^aMelchizedek, who was also a high priest after this same order which I have spoken, who also took upon him the high priesthood forever. D&C 107: 2. 2 Why the first is called the ^aMelchizedek Priesthood is because ^bMelchizedek was such a great high priest.
c	Gen. 5: 29. 29 And he called his name ^aNoah, saying, This same shall ^bcomfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath ^ccursed.