Melchizedek
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine:
and he [was] the priest of the most high God....
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The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest
for ever after the order of Melchizedek....
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Melchizedek (from Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק melech-i-tzédek, literally
"righteousness is my king") is an enigmatic figure twice
mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old
Testament. Melchizedek is mentioned as the King of Salem, and
priest of God Most High, in the time of the biblical patriarch
Abram. He brought out bread and wine, bless...
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mel-kiz'e-dek, and (the King James Version in the book of
Hebrews) (malki-tsedheq, "Tsedheq, or Tsidhiq is my king" (Gen
14:18 ff; Ps 110:4); Melchisedek (Heb 5:6,10; 6:20;
7:1,10,11,15,17)): The name is explained in Heb 7:2 as "king
of righteousness," with "-i" as the old genitive ending; but
the correct explanation is no doubt the one given ...
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-King of Salem
Ge 14:18-20; Ps 110:4
-A priest and type of Christ
Heb 5:6,10; 6:20; 7:1-21...
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(king of righteousness), king of Salem and priest of the
most high God, who met Abram in the valley of Shaveh, which
is the king's valley, bought out bread and wine, blessed
him, and received tithes from him. Ge 14:18-20 The other
places in which Melchizedek is mentioned are Ps 110:4 where
Messiah is described as a priest forever, "after the o...
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king of righteousness, the king of Salem (q.v.). All we
know of
him is recorded in Gen. 14:18-20. He is subsequently
mentioned
only once in the Old Testament, in Ps. 110:4. The
typical
significance of his history is set forth in detail
in the
Epistle to the Hebrews, ch. 7. The apostle there
points out the
superiority of his priesthood to ...
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("king of righteousness".) King of Salem (Jerusalem) and
priest of the most high God (Elion; used by Balaam, Numbers
24:16. The Phoenicians so named their chief god according to
Sanchoniathon in Enseb. Praep. Event., doubtless from
primitive revelation. After the slaughter of Chedorlaomer
Melchizedek met Abram in the valley of Shaveh (level), ...
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