Verse 10

For he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 35:11 : 11 God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed a community of nations, will come from you, and kings will come from your own body."
  • Gen 46:26 : 26 All the members of Jacob’s household who went to Egypt, those who were his direct descendants (not counting the wives of his sons), numbered sixty-six persons in total.
  • 1 Kgs 8:19 : 19 Nevertheless, you will not build the house yourself; rather, your son, your own descendant, will build the house for My name.
  • Heb 7:5 : 5 Now the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood are commanded by the law to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—even though they too are descendants of Abraham.