Hebrews 7:9

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We could even say that when Abraham gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything, Levi was giving a tenth of everything. Levi gave, although later his descendants would receive a tenth of everything.

Cross References

Genesis 14:20

Blessed is God Most High, who has handed your enemies over to you.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

Matthew 7:8

Everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find, and for the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Romans 5:12

Sin came into the world through one person, and death came through sin. So death spread to everyone, because everyone sinned.

Deuteronomy 26:12

Every third year is the year when you will store a tenth of that year’s crops ⌞in your houses⌟. During that year distribute what you have stored to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows in your cities, and they may eat all they want.

Hebrews 7:10

Even though Levi had not yet been born, he was in the body of Abraham when Melchizedek met him.

Hebrews 7:4

You can see how important Melchizedek was. Abraham gave him a tenth of what he had captured, even though Abraham was the father of the chosen people.

Hebrews 7:8

Priests receive a tenth of everything, but they die. Melchizedek received a tenth of everything, but we are told that he lives.