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Hebrews 7:1-3
New Century Version
Hebrews 7:1-3
New Century Version
The Priest Melchizedek
7 Melchizedek[a] was the king of Salem and a priest for God Most High. He met Abraham when Abraham was coming back after defeating the kings. When they met, Melchizedek blessed Abraham, 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything he had brought back from the battle. First, Melchizedek’s name means “king of goodness,” and he is king of Salem, which means “king of peace.” 3 No one knows who Melchizedek’s father or mother was,[b] where he came from, when he was born, or when he died. Melchizedek is like the Son of God; he continues being a priest forever.
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- 7:1 Melchizedek A priest and king who lived in the time of Abraham. (Read Genesis 14:17–24.)
- 7:3 No . . . was Literally, “Melchizedek was without father, without mother, without genealogy.”
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