Verse 10

For he was still in his ancestor Abraham’s loins when Melchizedek met him.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 35:11 : 11 Then God said to him,“I am the Sovereign God. Be fruitful and multiply! A nation– even a company of nations– will descend from you; kings will be among your descendants!
• Gen 46:26 : 26 All the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him were sixty-six in number.(This number does not include the wives of Jacob’s sons.)
• 1 Kgs 8:19 : 19 But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.’
• Heb 7:5 : 5 And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, although they too are descendants of Abraham.