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Hebrews 7:2
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The King of Righteousness

1 For this aMelchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,  
2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,”
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 the1 spoils.  
5 And indeed athose who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham;  


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Definitions of words in Hebrews 7:2:


Abraham {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Abraham {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Abraham {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Also {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

First {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Part {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Peace {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Righteousness {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Righteousness {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Tenth {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Salem {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Salem {Hitchcock's Bible Names}



Other definition entries containing Hebrews 7:2:

Hebrews, Epistle to {Easton's}
Hebrews, Epistle To The {I.S.B.E.}
Priest, High {I.S.B.E.}


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