Hebrews 7:3

New American Bible - revised edition

Without father, mother, or ancestry, without beginning of days or end of life, thus made to resemble the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.

Cross References

Exodus 6:18

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived one hundred and thirty-three years.

Numbers 1:18

and assembled the whole community on the first day of the second month. Every man of twenty years or more then registered individually his name and lineage according to clan and ancestral house,

Matthew 4:3

The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.”

Hebrews 4:14

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

Hebrews 7:1

This “Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High,” “met Abraham as he returned from his defeat of the kings” and “blessed him.”

Hebrews 7:17

For it is testified: “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”

Hebrews 7:2

And Abraham apportioned to him “a tenth of everything.” His name first means righteous king, and he was also “king of Salem,” that is, king of peace.

Hebrews 7:6

But he who was not of their ancestry received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had received the promises.