Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever (Hebrews 7:2-3). For Melchizedek’s first act ...

Hebrews 7:1-4 For this Melchiz'edek ... for Judaism without submitting them to the rite of circumcision, Melchizedek appealed with especial force as a type of the monotheist of the pre-Abrahamic ...

the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace” (Hebrews 7:2). In the Genesis passage, Melchizedek’s first title, “King of ...

Jesus is not a priest like the priests in Leviticus: instead, he is a priest “according to the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 7.17, quoting Psalm 110.4). Melchizedek is mentioned more times in Hebrews ...

For example, after introducing the “M” word, Melchizedek, the writer relaxes the reader with “about this we have much to say that is hard to explain,” and then does not return to the theme until ...