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Melchizedek or Melchisedec (both: mĕlkĭz`ədĕk) [Heb.,=king of righteousness], in the Bible, king of Salem and "priest of the most high God." He blessed Abraham after the defeat of Chedorlaomer, and Abraham gave him tithes from the enemy's spoils. Later, Melchizedek is regarded as an eternal priest, typifying the priesthood of the future Messiah. In the Dead Sea Scrolls Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient leather and papyrus scrolls first discovered in 1947 in caves on the NW shore of the Dead Sea. Most of the documents were written or copied between the 1st cent. B.C. and the first half of the 1st cent. A.D. ..... Click the link for more information. , Melchizedek, as God's eschatological agent, effects the destruction of the angel Belial and the wicked spirits in league with him. MelchizedekCanaanite king and priest revered by Abraham. In the Book of Genesis, Abraham rescues his kidnapped nephew, Lot, from the Mesopotamians, and on returning from battle he meets Melchizedek, king of Salem (probably another name for Jerusalem), who gives him bread and wine and blesses him in the name of “God Most High.” St. Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews treats Melchizedek as a foreshadowing of Christ. Melchizedek Old Testament the priest-king of Salem who blessed Abraham (Genesis 14:18-19) and was taken as a prototype of Christ's priesthood (Hebrews 7) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For not only is peace between humanity and God accomplished by the once-for-all sacrifice of the superior high priest himself, but the characterization of Jesus Christ as a priest of permanence according to the order of Melchizedek links Jesus to one whose name is explicated as "king of righteousness" and "king of peace" (Heb 7:2). However, the same Word of God is found outside the household of faith, salvifically active in a Gentile king, Melchizedek, who blessed Abraham, the father of the elect servants (Gen 14:17-20); in Job, who struggled with God; in a pre-covenant maidservant, Hagar, who saw God (Gen 16:7-14); in astrologers from the East, who honored the birth of a child and returned to their homes guided by God (Mt 2:1-12); and in Roman military officers who prayed to God (Acts 10). Melchizedek was the first professional blesser (Gen. |
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