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Melchizedek

GenesisPsalmsHebrews
When

c. 2085 BC· In the text

Placed by the story. The date is a rough guide. How the dates are worked out

Name meaning

"king of righteousness" · Hebrew

So interpreted in Hebrews 7:2; king of Salem, "king of peace."

About

King of Salem and 'priest of God Most High' who met Abram returning from battle, brought out bread and wine, and blessed him; Abram gave him a tenth of everything. With no recorded genealogy, he becomes in Psalm 110 and Hebrews a type of Christ's eternal priesthood.

Relationships
BlessedAbrahamPatriarch returning from the defeat of the kings, who gave him a tenth
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.Genesis 14:18, KJV
Psalms 110:4
The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.Psalms 110:4, KJV
Hebrews 7:1
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;Hebrews 7:1, KJV
Hebrews 7:17
For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.Hebrews 7:17, KJV

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