Hebrews 7:10

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

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  • 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.

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  • Heb 7:1-9
    9 verses
    82%

    1This Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from defeating the kings and blessed him.

    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.

  • Heb 7:11-17
    7 verses
    78%

    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?

    12For when there is a change in the priesthood, there must also be a change in the law.

    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 7:20-21
    2 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.'

  • Heb 5:10
    73%

    10He was designated by God as a high priest 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.'

  • Acts 7:2
    71%

    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.

  • Rom 4:10-12
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    70%

    10How then was it credited? Was it while he was circumcised or uncircumcised? It was not while he was circumcised, but while he was uncircumcised.

    11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness might also be credited to them,

    12and to be the father of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

  • Heb 6:20
    70%

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

  • Gen 14:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

  • Rom 9:10
    70%

    10Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.

  • Ps 110:4
    69%

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

  • Heb 11:17-19
    3 verses
    69%

    17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son,

    18even though it was said to him, 'Through Isaac your descendants will be named.'

    19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death as a symbol.

  • Acts 7:8
    69%

    8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. Under this covenant, Abraham became the father of Isaac, and on the eighth day, he circumcised him. Isaac then became the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of the twelve patriarchs.

  • Acts 7:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him to this land where you are now living.

    5But God gave him no inheritance here, not even enough ground to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him as a possession and to his descendants after him, even though at that time Abraham had no child.

  • Heb 11:8-10
    3 verses
    68%

    8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

    9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.

    10For he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

  • Rom 4:1
    68%

    1What then shall we say about Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh?

  • Heb 8:4
    68%

    4If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.

  • Gen 17:24
    68%

    24Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

  • Deut 10:9
    68%

    9That is why the Levites have no share or inheritance among their brothers; the LORD Himself is their inheritance, as He promised them.

  • Gen 21:5
    67%

    5Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

  • Heb 7:28
    67%

    28For the law appoints men who are weak as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

  • Heb 6:13
    67%

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

  • Luke 1:73
    67%

    73the oath that He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us:

  • Ps 105:9
    67%

    9The covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac.

  • Acts 7:17
    67%

    17As the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise He had made to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt.

  • Heb 10:5
    67%

    5Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You prepared a body for Me.

  • Rom 4:19
    67%

    19And without weakening in faith, he did not consider his own body, which was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—or the deadness of Sarah’s womb.