Hebrews 7:1

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This Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from defeating the kings and blessed him.

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  • Gen 14:18-20 : 18 Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. 19 He blessed Abram and said, 'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.' And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
  • Mark 5:7 : 7 Crying out with a loud voice, he said, 'What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You by God, do not torment me!'
  • Ps 76:2 : 2 God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
  • Ps 78:35 : 35 They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their Redeemer.
  • Ps 78:56 : 56 But they tested and rebelled against God Most High and did not keep His decrees.
  • Isa 41:2-3 : 2 Who has stirred up one from the east, calling him in righteousness to his service? He delivers nations before him and subdues kings. He turns them to dust with his sword, and like scattered straw with his bow. 3 He pursues them and moves on unscathed, traveling a path his feet have not tread before.
  • Dan 4:2 : 2 I had a dream that made me afraid; as I lay on my bed, the thoughts in my mind and the visions of my head terrified me.
  • Dan 5:18 : 18 'O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty, greatness, glory, and splendor.'
  • Dan 5:21 : 21 He was driven away from people, his mind became like that of an animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of men and sets over it whomever He wishes.
  • Mic 6:6 : 6 With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves?
  • Acts 16:17 : 17 She followed Paul and us, shouting, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!'
  • Heb 6:20 : 20 where Jesus, the forerunner for us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
  • Gen 16:14-16 : 14 Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is located between Kadesh and Bered. 15 Hagar bore a son to Abram, and Abram named the son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.
  • Ps 57:2 : 2 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for in You my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until calamities pass by.

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  • Heb 7:2-11
    10 verses
    89%

    2Abraham also gave him a tenth of everything. First, his name means 'King of Righteousness'; then also, he is 'King of Salem,' which means 'King of Peace.'

    3Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.

    4Consider how great this man was: Even Abraham, the patriarch, gave him a tenth of the best spoils.

    5Now 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.

    6But this man, who does not trace his descent from them, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

    7It is universally recognized that the lesser is blessed by the greater.

    8In one case, mortal men receive tithes, but in the other case, it is testified that he lives.

    9And to say it another way, Levi, who collects tithes, also paid tithes through Abraham.

    10For he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

    11If perfection could have been achieved through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), why was there still a need for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one according to the order of Aaron?

  • Gen 14:17-22
    6 verses
    86%

    17After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).

    18Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High.

    19He blessed Abram and said, 'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

    20And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.' And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

    21The king of Sodom said to Abram, 'Give me the people, but keep the goods for yourself.'

    22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, 'I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

  • Heb 7:13-17
    5 verses
    78%

    13For the one about whom these things are spoken belongs to a different tribe, one from which no one has ever served at the altar.

    14For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe, Moses said nothing about priests.

    15And this becomes even more evident if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,

    16one who has become a priest not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

    17For it is testified: 'You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.'

  • Heb 5:10
    75%

    10He was designated by God as a high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 7:20-22
    3 verses
    74%

    20And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,

    21but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: 'The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: You are a priest forever.'

    22Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

  • Heb 6:20
    73%

    20where Jesus, the forerunner for us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 5:6
    72%

    6As He also says in another place, 'You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.'

  • Ps 110:4
    71%

    4The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."

  • Gen 14:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1Now it came to pass in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of nations,

    2that they made war against Bera, king of Sodom, Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

  • Acts 7:2
    69%

    2Stephen replied: 'Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was living in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran.

  • Heb 6:13-14
    2 verses
    67%

    13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

    14saying, 'Surely I will bless you abundantly and multiply your descendants greatly.'

  • Gen 24:1
    67%

    1Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way.

  • Gal 3:9
    67%

    9So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

  • Heb 13:20
    67%

    20Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,

  • Heb 8:1
    67%

    1Now here is the main point: We have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens.

  • Gen 23:7
    67%

    7Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

  • Gen 22:19
    67%

    19Then Abraham returned to his young men, and together they set out and went to Beersheba, and Abraham settled in Beersheba.

  • Gen 15:1
    67%

    1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, and your reward will be very great."

  • Gen 13:18
    67%

    18So Abram moved his tent and went to live by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. There he built an altar to the LORD.

  • Gen 21:27
    67%

    27So Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

  • Heb 5:1
    67%

    1For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

  • Gen 17:3
    66%

    3Abram fell facedown, and God spoke with him, saying,