Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
he gave him tithes of all—Here is an evidence of Abram's piety, as well as of his valor; for it was to a priest or official mediator between God and him that Abram gave a tenth of the spoil—a token of his gratitude and in honor of a divine ordinance (Proverbs 3:9).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Genesis 14:20:
Leviticus 27:30-33
Proverbs 4:9
Hebrews 7:1
Hebrews 7:3
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