Hebrews 7:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The person we are talking about is our Lord, who came from a tribe that had never had anyone to serve as a priest at the altar.

Cross References

Numbers 16:40

just as the LORD had told Moses. The pans were a warning to the Israelites that only Aaron's descendants would be allowed to offer incense to the LORD. Anyone else who tried would be punished like Korah and his followers.

Numbers 17:5

I will then choose a man to be my priest, and his stick will sprout. After that happens, I won't have to listen to any more complaints about you.

Hebrews 7:11

Even though the Law of Moses says that the priests must be descendants of Levi, those priests cannot make anyone perfect. So there needs to be a priest like Melchizedek, rather than one from the priestly family of Aaron.

Hebrews 7:12

And when the rules for selecting a priest are changed, the Law must also be changed.

Hebrews 7:14

Everyone knows he came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never said that priests would come from that tribe.