Hebrews 7:2

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Abraham 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.'

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  • Gen 28:22 : 22 And this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of everything you give me, I will surely give a tenth back to you.'
  • Lev 27:32 : 32 Every tithe of the herd or flock, every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod, will be holy to the LORD.
  • Num 18:21 : 21 To the Levites, I have given every tithe in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting.
  • 1 Sam 8:15 : 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and vineyards and give it to his courtiers and servants.
  • 1 Sam 8:17 : 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
  • 2 Sam 8:15 : 15 David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness to all his people.
  • 2 Sam 23:3 : 3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me: 'The one who rules over people must be righteous, ruling in the fear of God.'
  • 1 Chr 22:9 : 9 Behold, a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies around him. His name will be Solomon, and I will grant peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.
  • Ps 45:4-7 : 4 Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty. 5 In your majesty ride forth victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness; let your right hand perform awesome deeds. 6 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the nations fall beneath your feet. 7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of righteousness.
  • Ps 72:1-3 : 1 God, grant your judgments to the king and your righteousness to the king's son. 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice. 3 The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the hills will bring it in righteousness.
  • Ps 72:7 : 7 In his days, the righteous one will flourish, and peace will abound as long as the moon endures.
  • Ps 85:10-11 : 10 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, so that his glory may dwell in our land. 11 Steadfast love and truth meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
  • Isa 9:6-7 : 6 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. 7 The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall upon Israel.
  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Indeed, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice. 2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
  • Isa 45:22-25 : 22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. 23 By myself I have sworn; my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow, by me every tongue will swear. 24 They will say of me, 'In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.' All who have raged against Him will come to Him and be put to shame. 25 But in the LORD all the descendants of Israel will be justified and will boast.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. He will reign as king, act wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
  • Jer 33:15-16 : 15 In those days and at that time, I will cause a righteous Branch to sprout for David, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days, Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely. This is the name by which she will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness.
  • Mic 5:5 : 5 They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn blades. He will deliver us from Assyria when they invade our land and march across our borders.
  • Luke 2:14 : 14 "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those on whom his favor rests."
  • Rom 3:26 : 26 He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
  • Rom 5:1-2 : 1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
  • Eph 2:14-18 : 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility. 15 He has abolished the law with its commandments and regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross, by which He put their hostility to death. 17 He came and proclaimed peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

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  • Heb 7:1
    89%

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

  • Heb 7:3-11
    9 verses
    81%

    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
    80%

    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 7:15-17
    3 verses
    73%

    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
    72%

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

  • Heb 7:20-21
    2 verses
    69%

    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 5:6
    69%

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

  • Neh 10:37
    69%

    37We agreed to bring the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.

  • Ps 110:4
    69%

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

  • Gen 28:22
    68%

    22And this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of everything you give me, I will surely give a tenth back to you.'

  • Heb 6:20
    68%

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

  • Num 25:12
    68%

    12Therefore tell him, 'I am giving him my covenant of peace.'

  • Lev 7:14
    68%

    14From the offering, one loaf shall be presented as a contribution to the Lord; it shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings.

  • Gen 14:1
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    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,

  • Gen 25:5
    67%

    5Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac.

  • Num 18:28
    67%

    28In the same way, you shall also present an offering to the LORD from all the tithes you receive from the Israelites. From these, you are to give the LORD’s portion to Aaron the priest.

  • 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,

  • Ps 76:2
    67%

    2God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

  • Deut 18:4
    67%

    4You shall give him the firstfruits of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the first fleece of your sheep.

  • Lev 27:32
    67%

    32Every tithe of the herd or flock, every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod, will be holy to the LORD.

  • Gen 21:27
    66%

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

  • 1 Sam 8:15
    66%

    15He will take a tenth of your grain and vineyards and give it to his courtiers and servants.

  • Num 18:26
    66%

    26Speak to the Levites and say to them: When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I have given you as your inheritance, you must present a contribution from it to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.

  • Num 18:21
    66%

    21To the Levites, I have given every tithe in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting.

  • Ps 105:9
    66%

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

  • Lev 7:11
    66%

    11These are the instructions for the peace offerings that are presented to the Lord.

  • Heb 10:9
    66%

    9then He said, 'Behold, I have come to do Your will.' He takes away the first to establish the second.

  • 1 Chr 16:16
    66%

    16The covenant he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac.

  • Gal 3:6
    66%

    6Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.