for he was stillin the loinsof his fatherwhenMelchizedekmethim.
Godalso saidto him, "I am GodAlmighty;Be fruitfuland multiply;A nationand a companyof nationsshall comefrom you, And kingsshall comeforthfrom you.
Allthe personsbelonging to Jacob,who cameto Egypt,his directdescendants,not includingthe wivesof Jacob'ssons,[were] sixty-sixpersonsin all,
Neverthelessyou shall not buildthe house,but your sonwho will be bornto you, he will buildthe housefor My name.'
justas He saysalsoin another[passage], "YOU ARE A PRIESTFOREVERACCORDINGTO THE ORDEROF MELCHIZEDEK."
Nowifperfectionwas throughthe Leviticalpriesthood(for on the basisof it the peoplereceived the Law),whatfurtherneed[was there] for anotherpriestto ariseaccordingto the orderof Melchizedek,and not be designatedaccordingto the orderof Aaron?
And thoseindeedof the sonsof Leviwho receivethe priest's officehavecommandmentin the Lawto collect a tenthfrom the people,that is, from their brethren,althoughthese are descendedfrom Abraham.
And, soto speak,throughAbrahamevenLevi,who receivedtithes,paid tithes,
