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  2. Melchizedek - Wikipedia

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    In the Hebrew Bible, Melchizedek [a] was the king of Salem and priest of El Elyon (often translated as 'most high God'). He is first mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20, [3] where he brings out bread and wine and then blesses Abram, and El Elyon or "the Lord, God Most High".

  3. Priesthood of Melchizedek - Wikipedia

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    The majority of Chazalic literature attributes the primary character of psalm 110 as King David [6] who was a "righteous king" (מלכי צדק) of Salem (Jerusalem) and, like Melchizedek, had certain priest-like responsibilities, while the Babylonian Talmud understands the chapter as referring to Abram who was victorious in battling to save his nephew Lot and merited priesthood. [7]

  4. Abraham Meets Melchizedek - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Meets Melchizedek or The Meeting Between Abraham and Melchizedek is an oil on canvas painting by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, from c. 1650. it is held in the Louvre, in Paris. In the left background is a scene from Genesis 14: 1-24, whilst the foreground is taken up by a still life.

  5. Story of Melchizedek - Wikipedia

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    The Story of Melchizedek or History of Melchizedek (Latin: Historia de Melchisedech) is an anonymous apocryphal account of the life of Melchizedek originally written in Greek. [1] Melchizedek is a priest and king mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 14:18–20 and Psalm 110:4) and once in the New Testament (Hebrews 7). [2]

  6. Salem (Bible) - Wikipedia

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    Genesis 14:18: "And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God." [3] Psalm 76:1–2: "In Judah, God is known, his name is great in Israel. His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war ...

  7. Psalm 110 - Wikipedia

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    The altar of the Dominican church at Friesach, Austria, showing Abraham meeting Melchizedek. A second point on which Jewish and Christian interpretations differ is the language in verse 4, which describes a person who combines the offices of kingship and priesthood, as exemplified by the non-Jewish king Melchizedek.

  8. Lech-Lecha - Wikipedia

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    Spinoza read Genesis 14:18–20 to relate that Melchizedek was king of Jerusalem and priest of the Most High God, that in the exercise of his priestly functions (like those Numbers 6:23 describes) he blessed Abraham, and that Abraham gave to this priest of God a tithe of all his spoils. Spinoza deduced from this that before God founded the ...

  9. Righteous Priest - Wikipedia

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    In the oldest full manuscript of the Talmud dating from 1342, known as the Munich Talmud, [1] the Righteous Priest is referred to as Melchizedek. [2]: 85 In his commentary on the Talmud, Rashi says the Shem/Melchizedek is called a craftsman because he helped his father build the ark and taught Abraham. [3]