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Hebrews 7:1

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FOR this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
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  1. Genesis 14:18–20Rank 1 from verse 1
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    18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

    19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

    20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

  2. Hebrews 6:20Rank 2 from verse 1
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    20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

  3. Micah 6:6Rank 3 from verse 1
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    6¶ Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

  4. Psalms 57:2Rank 4 from verse 1
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    2I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

  5. Daniel 5:18Rank 5 from verse 1
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    18O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

  6. Genesis 16:14–16Rank 6 from verse 1
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    14Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

    15¶ And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

    16And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

  7. Mark 5:7Rank 7 from verse 1
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    7And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

  8. Psalms 76:2Rank 8 from verse 1
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    2In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

  9. Psalms 78:35Rank 9 from verse 1
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    35And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

  10. Acts 16:17Rank 10 from verse 1
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    17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

  11. Daniel 4:2Rank 11 from verse 1
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    2I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.

  12. Daniel 5:21Rank 12 from verse 1
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    21And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

  13. Isaiah 41:2–3Rank 13 from verse 1
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    2Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

    3He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

  14. Psalms 78:56Rank 14 from verse 1
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    56Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

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Hebrews 7:1

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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Salem

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A place associated with Zion, over which Melchizedek was king, and whose name signifies peace.

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priest

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One appointed to sacred service, ministering in things pertaining to God or a deity, especially by offering gifts or sacrifices.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

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returning

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.

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slaughter

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Sense 1: The killing of persons or animals, especially in great number. Sense 2: As a verb, to kill or slay.

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blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

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7:1FOR this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

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7:2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

7:3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

7:4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

7:5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

7:6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

7:7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

7:8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

7:9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

7:10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

7:11If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

7:12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

7:13For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

7:14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

7:15And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

7:16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

7:17For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

7:18For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

7:19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

7:20And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

7:21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

7:22By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

7:23And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

7:24But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.

7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

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