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16 So he abrought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.  
17 And the king of Sodom awent out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, bthe King’s Valley), cafter his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.  

Abram and Melchizedek

18 Then aMelchizedek king of Salem brought out bbread and wine; he was cthe priest of dGod Most High.  
19 And he blessed him and said:
a“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
bPossessor of heaven and earth; 
20 And ablessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he bgave him a tithe of all.  
21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the1 persons, and take the goods for yourself.”  
22 But Abram asaid to the king of Sodom, “I bhave raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, cthe Possessor of heaven and earth,  
23 that aI will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’—  
24 except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Genesis 14:18

Melchizedek—This victory conferred a public benefit on that part of the country; and Abram, on his return, was treated with high respect and consideration, particularly by the king of Sodom and Melchizedek, who seems to have been one of the few native princes, if not the only one, who knew and worshipped, "the most high God," whom Abram served. This king who was a type of the Saviour (Hebrews 7:1), came to bless God for the victory which had been won, and in the name of God to bless Abram, by whose arms it had been achieved—a pious acknowledgment which we should imitate on succeeding in any lawful enterprise.




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Genesis 14:18:

Joshua 10:1
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Isaiah 21:14
Ezekiel 16:45
Zechariah 6:13
2 Thessalonians 2:8
Hebrews 7:1
Hebrews 7:3

 

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