Hebrews 7:1

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For this Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who gave Abraham his blessing, meeting him when he came back after putting the kings to death,

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  • Gen 14:18-20 : 18 And Melchizedek, king of Salem, the priest of the Most High God, took bread and wine, 19 And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram: 20 And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.
  • Mark 5:7 : 7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.
  • Ps 76:2 : 2 In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.
  • Ps 78:35 : 35 In the memory that God was their Rock, and the Most High God their saviour.
  • Ps 78:56 : 56 But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;
  • Isa 41:2-3 : 2 Who sent out from the east one who is right wherever he goes? he gives the nations into his hands, and makes him ruler over kings; he gives them as the dust to his sword, as dry stems before the wind to his bow. 3 He goes after them safely, not touching the road with his feet.
  • Dan 4:2 : 2 It has seemed good to me to make clear the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done with me.
  • Dan 5:18 : 18 As for you, O King, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, the kingdom and great power and glory and honour:
  • Dan 5:21 : 21 And he was sent out from among the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts', and he was living with the asses of the fields; he had grass for his food like the oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he was certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives power over it to anyone at his pleasure.
  • Mic 6:6 : 6 With what am I to come before the Lord and go with bent head before the high God? am I to come before him with burned offerings, with young oxen a year old?
  • Acts 16:17 : 17 She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation.
  • Heb 6:20 : 20 Where Jesus has gone before us, as a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
  • Gen 16:14-16 : 14 So that fountain was named, Fountain of Life and Vision: it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 And Hagar gave birth to a child, the son of Abram, to whom Abram gave the name of Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.
  • Ps 57:2 : 2 I will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me.

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  • Heb 7:2-11
    10 verses
    89%

    2 And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace;

    3 Being without father or mother, or family, having no birth or end to his life, being made like the Son of God, is a priest for ever.

    4 Now see how great this man was, to whom our father Abraham gave a tenth part of what he had got in the fight.

    5 And it is true that by the law, those of the sons of Levi who have the position of priests may take a tenth part of the people's goods; that is to say, they take it from their brothers though these are the sons of Abraham.

    6 But this man, who was not of their family, took the tenth from Abraham, and gave a blessing to him to whom God had given his undertaking.

    7 But there is no doubt that the less gets his blessing from the greater.

    8 Now at the present time, men over whom death has power take the tenth; but then it was taken by one of whom it is witnessed that he is living.

    9 And we may say that in Abraham, even Levi, who has a right to take the tenth part, gave it;

    10 Because he was still in his father's body when Melchizedek came to him.

    11 Now if it was possible for things to be made complete through the priests of the house of Levi (for the law was given to the people in connection with them), what need was there for another priest who was of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?

  • Gen 14:17-22
    6 verses
    86%

    17 And when he was coming back after putting to flight Chedorlaomer and the other kings, he had a meeting with the king of Sodom in the valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.

    18 And Melchizedek, king of Salem, the priest of the Most High God, took bread and wine,

    19 And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

    20 And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.

    21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the prisoners and take the goods for yourself.

    22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,

  • Heb 7:13-17
    5 verses
    78%

    13 For he of whom these things are said comes of another tribe, of which no man has ever made offerings at the altar.

    14 Because it is clear that our Lord comes out of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests from that tribe.

    15 And this is even more clear if a second priest has come up who is like Melchizedek,

    16 That is to say, not made by a law based on the flesh, but by the power of a life without end:

    17 For it has been witnessed of him, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 5:10
    75%

    10 Being named by God a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 7:20-22
    3 verses
    74%

    20 And as this is not without the taking of an oath

    21 (For those were made priests without an oath, but this one was made a priest with an oath by him who says of him, The Lord gave his oath, which he will not take back, that you are a priest for ever);

    22 By so much is it a better agreement which we have through Jesus.

  • Heb 6:20
    73%

    20 Where Jesus has gone before us, as a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 5:6
    72%

    6 As he says in another place, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

  • Ps 110:4
    71%

    4 The Lord has made an oath, and will not take it back. You are a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek.

  • Gen 14:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 Now in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim,

    2 They made war with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (which is Zoar).

  • Acts 7:2
    69%

    2 And he said, My brothers and fathers, give hearing. The God of glory came to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he was living in Haran,

  • Heb 6:13-14
    2 verses
    67%

    13 For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself,

    14 Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.

  • Gen 24:1
    67%

    1 Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him everything in full measure.

  • Gal 3:9
    67%

    9 So then those who are of faith have a part in the blessing of Abraham who was full of faith.

  • Heb 13:20
    67%

    20 Now may the God of peace, who made that great keeper of his flock, even our Lord Jesus, come back from the dead through the blood of the eternal agreement,

  • Heb 8:1
    67%

    1 Now of the things we are saying this is the chief point: We have such a high priest, who has taken his place at the right hand of God's high seat of glory in heaven,

  • Gen 23:7
    67%

    7 And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.

  • Gen 22:19
    67%

    19 Then Abraham went back to his young men and they went together to Beer-sheba, the place where Abraham was living.

  • Gen 15:1
    67%

    1 After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.

  • Gen 13:18
    67%

    18 And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there to the Lord.

  • Gen 21:27
    67%

    27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement together.

  • Heb 5:1
    67%

    1 Every high priest who is taken from among men is given his position to take care of the interests of men in those things which have to do with God, so that he may make offerings for sins.

  • Gen 17:3
    66%

    3 And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,