Hebrews 7:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

But he whose genealogy is not counted from them received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.

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  • Rom 4:13 : 13 For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham, or to his descendants, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
  • Gen 14:19-20 : 19 And he blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; 20 And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all."
  • Heb 7:3-4 : 3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like the Son of God; remains a priest continually. 4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.
  • Heb 11:13 : 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
  • Heb 11:17 : 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
  • Gen 12:13 : 13 Say, I pray you, you are my sister: that it may be well with me for your sake; and my soul shall live because of you.
  • Gen 13:14-17 : 14 And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, Lift up now your eyes, and look from the place where you are northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15 For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your descendants forever. 16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also shall be numbered. 17 Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its breadth; for I will give it to you.
  • Gen 17:4-8 : 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you. 6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. 8 And I will give to you, and to your descendants after you, the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
  • Gen 22:17-18 : 17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies; 18 And in your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.
  • Acts 3:25 : 25 You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
  • Rom 9:4 : 4 Who are Israelites; to whom belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises;
  • Gal 3:16 : 16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He does not say, 'And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, 'And to your seed,' which is Christ.
  • Heb 6:13-15 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 Saying, 'Surely, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.' 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
  • Heb 7:1 : 1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings, and blessed him;

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  • Heb 7:1-5
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    1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings, and blessed him;

    2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

    3Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like the Son of God; remains a priest continually.

    4Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.

    5And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, though they come from the loins of Abraham:

  • Heb 7:7-11
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    7And without all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the greater.

    8And here mortal men receive tithes; but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.

    9And, as I may say, Levi also, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham.

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

    11If therefore perfection were through the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

  • Gal 3:6-9
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    6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

    7Know therefore that those who are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

    8And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the gentiles through faith, preached beforehand the gospel unto Abraham, saying, 'In you shall all nations be blessed.'

    9So then those who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

  • Heb 7:13-16
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    13For he of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, of which no man attended the altar.

    14For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

    15And it is yet far more evident: for in the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest,

    16Who is made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.

  • Heb 6:13-14
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    13For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

    14Saying, 'Surely, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.'

  • Heb 11:17-18
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    17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

    18of whom it was said, 'In Isaac your seed shall be called,'

  • Gen 14:19-20
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    19And he blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;

    20And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all."

  • Gen 28:4
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    4And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.

  • Gen 12:3
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    3And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.

  • Acts 7:8
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    8And He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.

  • Heb 7:20
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    20And inasmuch as he was not made priest without an oath:

  • Gal 3:14-16
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    14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

    15Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it is but a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no man annuls or adds to it.

    16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He does not say, 'And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, 'And to your seed,' which is Christ.

  • Acts 7:5
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    5And He gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on; yet he promised that He would give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him, when as yet he had no child.

  • Rom 4:9-10
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    9Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? For we say that faith was credited to Abraham for righteousness.

    10How was it then credited? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

  • Matt 1:2
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    2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers;

  • Acts 3:25
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    25You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Rom 9:5
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    5Of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

  • Rom 9:7
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    7Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your descendants be called.

  • Deut 10:9
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    9Therefore Levi has no part nor inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God promised him.

  • Heb 11:9
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    9By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

  • Rom 4:12-13
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    12And the father of circumcision to those who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had while still uncircumcised.

    13For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham, or to his descendants, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

  • Luke 1:73
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    73The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:

  • Rom 4:16
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    16Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end that the promise might be sure to all the descendants; not to those only who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

  • 1 Chr 16:16
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    16Even the covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • Gen 18:18
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    18Since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

  • Heb 11:20
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    20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

  • Gal 3:18
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    18For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise, but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

  • Rom 4:2
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    2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has reason to boast; but not before God.