Genesis 14:19
So he blessed him and said,—Blessed be Abram of GOD Most High, possessor of [the] heavens and earth;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
In Context
18Now Melchizedek king of Salem, had brought forth bread and wine,—he, being priest of GOD Most High.
Cross References
Genesis 24:3that I may put thee on oath, by Yahweh God of the heavens and God of the earth—That thou wilt not take a wife for my son, from among the daughters of the Canaanites in the midst of whom, I, am dwelling:
Genesis 27:25So he said, Bring it near to me., that I may eat of the game of my son, To the end my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat, and he brought in to him wine, and he drank.
Genesis 47:10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh,—and came forth from the presence of Pharaoh.
Genesis 49:28All these, are the twelve tribes of Israel,—And this, is that which their father spake to them when he blessed them, Each man severally according to the blessing wherewith he blessed them.
Deuteronomy 10:14Lo! unto Yahweh thy God, belong the heavens even the highest heavens,—the earth, with all that is therein.
2 Samuel 2:5So David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead,—and said unto them—Blessed, be ye of Yahweh, that ye did this lovingkindness unto your lord, unto Saul, and buried him.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 14:18-21
Abram's Interview with Melchizedek. ( b. c. 1913.) 17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. 18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies… Read the whole commentary →