Hebrews 7:1

For, this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

2To whom even a tenth of all Abraham apportioned, first, indeed, when translated, King of Righteousness, but, after that, King of Salem also, which is King of Peace,—

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Cross References

Genesis 14:18Now Melchizedek king of Salem, had brought forth bread and wine,—he, being priest of GOD Most High.

Psalms 57:2I will cry unto God Most High, Unto GOD, who accomplisheth on my behalf:

Psalms 78:35And remembered that, Elohim, was their rock, Yea, EL Most High, their Redeemer:

Isaiah 41:2Who roused up one from the East, In righteousness, called him to his feet,—Set before him nations And over kings, caused him to rule, His sword, made [them] like dust, His bow like driven chaff:

Daniel 5:18As for thee, O king, the Most High God, gave, kingship and greatness and honour and majesty, unto Nebuchadnezzar thy father;

Micah 6:6Wherewith, shall I come before Yahweh? bow myself to God on high? Shall I come before him with ascending-sacrifice? with calves of a year old?

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 7:1

The doctrine of the priestly office of Christ is so excellent in itself, and so essential a part of the Christian faith, that the apostle loves to dwell upon it. Nothing made the Jews so fond of the Levitical dispensation as the high esteem they had of their priesthood, and it was doubtless a sacred and most excellent institution; it was a very severe threatening denounced against the Jews ( Hos. iii. 4 ), that the children of Israel should abide many days without a prince or priest, and without a sacrifice, and… Read the whole commentary →

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