Hebrews 7:1

New English Translation

Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.

Cross References

Psalm 57:2

I cry out for help to the sovereign God, to the God who vindicates me.

Psalm 76:2

He lives in Salem; he dwells in Zion.

Psalm 78:35

They remembered that God was their protector, and that the sovereign God was their deliverer.

Psalm 78:56

Yet they challenged and defied the sovereign God, and did not obey his commands.

Daniel 4:2

I am delighted to tell you about the signs and wonders that the most high God has done for me.

Daniel 5:18

As for you, O king, the most high God bestowed on your father Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty.

Daniel 5:21

He was driven from human society, his mind was changed to that of an animal, he lived with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until he came to understand that the most high God rules over human kingdoms, and he appoints over them whomever he wishes.

Micah 6:6

With what should I enter the Lord’s presence? With what should I bow before the sovereign God? Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

Mark 5:7

Then he cried out with a loud voice, “Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God – do not torment me!”

Acts 16:17

She followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”

Hebrews 6:20

where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 7:2

To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

Hebrews 7:3

Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time.

Hebrews 7:6

But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.