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Hebrews 7:2-4
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Hebrews 7:2-4
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2 then Abraham took a tenth of all he had won in the battle and gave it to Melchizedek.
Melchizedek’s name means “Justice,” so he is the King of Justice; and he is also the King of Peace because of the name of his city, Salem, which means “Peace.” 3 Melchizedek had no father or mother[a] and there is no record of any of his ancestors. He was never born and he never died but his life is like that of the Son of God—a priest forever.
4 See then how great this Melchizedek is:
(a) Even Abraham, the first and most honored of all God’s chosen people, gave Melchizedek a tenth of the spoils he took from the kings he had been fighting.
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- Hebrews 7:3 Melchizedek had no father or mother. No one can be sure whether this means that Melchizedek was Christ appearing to Abraham in human form or simply that there is no record of who Melchizedek’s father and mother were, no record of his birth or death.
Hebrews 7:2-4
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Hebrews 7:2-4
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2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” 3 Without father or mother, without genealogy,(A) without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God,(B) he remains a priest forever.
4 Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch(C) Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!(D)
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