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Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek, king of Salem, the priest of the Most High God, took bread and wine,
Genesis 14:18 · Bible in Basic English
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Genesis 14:18 in other translations
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High —
Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High.
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In context
15 And separating his forces by night, he overcame them, putting them to flight and going after them as far as Hobah, which is on the north side of Damascus.
16 And he got back all the goods, and Lot, his brother's son, with his goods and the women and the people.
17 And when he was coming back after putting to flight Chedorlaomer and the other kings, he had a meeting with the king of Sodom in the valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.
18 And Melchizedek, king of Salem, the priest of the Most High God, took bread and wine,
19 And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:
20 And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.
21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the prisoners and take the goods for yourself.
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