Hebrews 7:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Hebrews 7:5

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;

6 but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham ^aand blessed ^bhim who had the promises.

7 Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.

8 Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, ^aof whom it is witnessed that he lives.

9 Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak,

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Definitions of words in Hebrews 7:5:

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

Brethren {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Come {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Loins {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Priesthood {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Law {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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

Other definition entries containing Hebrews 7:5:

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

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